Walden v. Parrish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the District Court of the First Distrct, Buchanan, J. The petition alleged,.that one Caldwell leased from the plaintiff two stores connected with each other, one for the annual rent of $1200, and the other for $800, the rent payable monthly. That Caldwell being in debt to the petitioner for rent in arrear and otherwise involved, did, within the preceding fourteen days, abscond.
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Appeal from the District Court of the First Distrct, Buchanan, J. The petition alleged,.that one Caldwell leased from the plaintiff two stores connected with each other, one for the annual rent of $1200, and the other for $800, the rent payable monthly. That Caldwell being in debt to the petitioner for rent in arrear and otherwise involved, did, within the preceding fourteen days, abscond. That after he had abandoned the premises, the defendant, in violation of plaintiff’s privilege as lessor, illegally and without his consent, did, within the preceding fourteen days, remove from the premises…
1Opinion of the CourtGarland, J.
The plaintiff claims of the defendant ten boxes of manufactured tobacco, weighing each 148 lbs., or the value of them at 30 cents per pound, on which he alleges that he has the privilege of the lessor. The facts are, that in the autumn of the year 1839, the plaintiff leased to John Caldwell & Co., a store in New Orleans, at the rate of $100 per month. Caldwell & Co. occupied it until about the 8th of February, 1840, when Caldwell, the resident partner, disappeared without paying the rent, and has not since been heard of. On or about the 5th of February, the defendant sold Caldwell & Co. the…
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