Legal Opinion
Pierson v. Carmouche
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 1, 1920No. 23889PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Question Certified from Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by Jas. F, Pierson against Mrs. Lillie Carmouche; opposition of Max Barnett Furniture Company.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The Court of Appeal for the parish of Orleans has certified to this court for instructions the following question:
“May a purchaser on credit of movable property validly give it in pledge to a third person, who knows that he has not paid the price (but is otherwise in good faith), so as to vest in the pledgee a right superior to that of the vendor, whose privilege thereupon ceases (?) by reason of the property having passed out of the possession of the vendee?”
We answer, Yes. In Dreyfous v. Cade, 138 La. 298, 70 South. 231, this question was very fully discussed, with full reference to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- National Bank of Commerce v. SullivanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Hewett v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Dreyfous v. CadeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Joseph Weill & Co. v. KentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Bres v. CowanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1870
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re TrahanDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1968
- In the Matter of J. R. Nieves & Co., Inc., Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- Carr v. CrowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Robinson v. MooreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- Montgomery v. New Roads Oil Mill & Manufacturing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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