Doane v. New Orleans & Ohio Telegraph Co.

The appeal is taken in this case by the surety on an attachment bond, he having been condemned to pay the judgment rendered against the defendant, the Telegraph Company.

Four grounds are relied on by the appellant for the reversal of thejudgment.

I. The first ground is that “there was no valid judgment against the defendant, because Semmes & Edwards, the attorneys, were employed by Mr. Brother, the agent of the lessees of the telegraph, and not the agent of the defendant.” Messrs. Semmes <& Edwards having filed the answer in the original attachment, suit in which judgment was rendered against…