Wesson v. Marshall

The facts of this case áre identical with those of Winter Iron Works v. Toy, 12 An. 200. In that case we held, that a full uninterrupted twelve months residence in the State, is not required to protect defendant’s property from being attached under the second paragraph of the 240th Article of the Code of Practice; and that the statutes of 1816 and 1818, relate to the acquisition of political rights in this State, by immigrants from other States. This decision followed that of Amis v. Bank of Louisiana and others, 9 Rob. 350, in which a defendant, originally from Mississippi, who had made…