Colligan v. Benoit

On January 10, 1931, Theodore Colligan obtained a judgment for rent in the sum of $468.63, against Eraste Benoit in the district court of Acadia parish. Under a writ of provisional seizure, he had seized a certain cotton crop to secure his rent claim, and the judgment also maintained the writ. On appeal to this court, the judgment of the district court was affirmed. See Colligan v. Benoit, 13 La. App. 612, 128 So. 688.

In order to obtain the release of his cotton, Eraste Benoit had furnished a forthcoming bond with Mrs. Dorestan Benoit as surety, in the sum of $600. The bond contained the…