Legal Opinion

Tyler v. Their Creditors

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1844PublishedCited by 2 opinions

These appeals were brought up from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. The appellant, Price, having a judgment against Tyler & Jacks, on the 10th August, 1844, levied a fi.fa. on all the effects in their shop. Tyler, on the 13th of the same month, made a cessio bonorum, both for himself and the partnership of Tyler & Jacks. The cession was accepted, and Tyler regularly appointed syndic of the creditors.

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These appeals were brought up from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. The appellant, Price, having a judgment against Tyler & Jacks, on the 10th August, 1844, levied a fi.fa. on all the effects in their shop. Tyler, on the 13th of the same month, made a cessio bonorum, both for himself and the partnership of Tyler & Jacks. The cession was accepted, and Tyler regularly appointed syndic of the creditors. A stay of proceedings was ordered “ against his person and property, and the property of the partnership.” On the 19 September, a rule was taken by the plaintiff in the case…

1Opinion of the CourtGarland, J.

Price having obtained a judgment against Tyler & Jacks, issued his execution, and the sheriff levied it on all the goods and effects in their store. A few days after, Tyler alone presented his petition, accompanied by a hilan and schedule of all his creditors, and those of Tyler & Jacks, also of the property belonging to him individually, and to the firm of which he was a member; “ wherefore, he, individually, and as a member of said firm, and for said firm,” prayed that the cession be accepted “ of his property, and of the property of said firm,” and that a meeting of the creditors of both…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Warfield v. His CreditorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1831

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nimick, McCloskey & Co. v. IngramSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1865
  2. John Calder & Co. v. Their CreditorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895

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