Legal Opinion
Mente & Co. v. Levy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 1, 1926No. 25747PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiff, having a judgment against the defendant Levy, caused an execution to be issued and certain property of defendant to be seized and advertised for sale.
The property seized consisted of two separate lots or parcels of ground situated in the town of Rayne and an automobile.
One of these lots was appraised at $3,000, the other at $1,500, and the automobile at $400.
At the offering for sale by the sheriff, Mrs. Bertha Levy, the wife of the judgment debt- or, bid the appraised value for each of said properties, but the sheriff declined to accept the bid and to make the adjudication, for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morris v. Executors of CainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Levy v. FordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Hill v. HallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1843
- Succession of PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Succession of DolhondeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Thrift Funds Canal, Inc. v. FoySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. AmrheinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Citizens' Nat. Bank v. LorangerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Hammond State Bank & Trust Co. v. BroderickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- State Bank & Trust Co. v. Boat "D.J. Griffin"District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1991
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