Legal Opinion

John Calder & Co. v. Their Creditors

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 1, 1895No. 11,548Published

APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. King, Jt

1Opinion

ON THE MERITS.

Miller, J.

The executors and heirs of John Oalder by their petition, filed in these proceedings, assert title to immovable property, charged to have been wrongfully included in the cession of David R. Calder to his creditors, and those of the firm of John Calder & Co. The syndics of the creditors, answering, aver the property, though bought in the name of John Calder, was purchased with the funds of *349the partnership of John Calder & Co., as such carried on their commercial books and belonged to the partnership. The judgment of the lower court was in favor of the syndics and comes…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Case v. BeauregardSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Baca v. RamosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1836
  3. Skillman v. PurnellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1832
  4. Thomas v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
  5. Armistead v. SpringSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842

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