Legal Opinion
Colley v. Canal Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1947No. 11762PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are in a consolidation for trial of two similar suits brought by appellants on November 29, 1941, against the appellees, and are taken from a judgment dismissing them because barred by prescription of one year under the Civil Code of Louisiana, Article 3536. We find it necessary to examine only the question of prescription.
The plaintiffs are sisters who until the time of suit were living with their father in Alabama and are citizens of that State. The older sister was -born Oct. 7, 1918, and married March 2, 1937, whereupon she became under the laws of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hyman v. Hibernia Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Arkansas Natural Gas Co. v. SartorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation v. GandySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Walter v. CaffallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Reynolds v. BatsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Roland Riddell v. Riddell Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Elbert Berry HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,796 Mary Ayo, Widow of Murphy Ayo v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- SongByrd, Inc. v. Bearsville Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Songbyrd, Inc. v. Bearsville Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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