Edmonds v. Totem Stores, Inc.

PONDER, Justice.

We granted writs in this case to review a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, reported in 81 So.2d at page 431, wherein the court of appeal held that a lessor could assert his privilege on property that had been previously seized by the sheriff and removed from the premises some 87 *469days previous to the filing of the third opposition by the lessor.

Relator, Vernon H. Edmonds, filed suit against Totem Stores, Incorporated, for wages due him as a clerk while employed by Totem Stores, Incorporated. A writ of sequestration issued under the authority of Articles 3191 and…