Mathé v. N. O. Sugar-Shed Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Sixth District Court, parish of Orleans. Saucier„ J. The Receipt of Defendants was for sugar stored with them for account’, of Plaintiff. By the stringent provisions of Act No. 150 of 1868, sec. 4 (Rev. Sta. see.. 2480), Defendants were forbidden from permitting the transfer or removal of the sugar without the written assent of the person holding their receipt.
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APPEAL from the Sixth District Court, parish of Orleans. Saucier„ J. The Receipt of Defendants was for sugar stored with them for account’, of Plaintiff. By the stringent provisions of Act No. 150 of 1868, sec. 4 (Rev. Sta. see.. 2480), Defendants were forbidden from permitting the transfer or removal of the sugar without the written assent of the person holding their receipt. The evidence offered by Defendants, to estabiish the custom of brokers- and merchants, in dealing with them, to justify their parting with; the sugar, was clearly inadmissible. 22 An. 378. The evidence failed to show…
1Opinion of the Court
*632The opinion of the Oourt was delivered by
Poché, J.
The Sugar-Shed Company is appellant from a judgment condemning it to pay to plaintiff the sum of two thousand dollars, as the alleged value of twenty-six hogsheads of sugar stored for account of plaintiff in one of the sheds of the company, and subsequently removed therefrom and disposed of without this authority or consent.
The company for defense urges its discharge from any liability to plaintiff, on the following grounds:
1st. That the sugar had been stored by one J. J. Martin, who really was the owner of the same, although the receipts bad…
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