Connell v. David Bernhardt Paint Co.

This is a suit for damages against the David Bernhardt Paint Company and C. M. Cassidy, constable of the first city court of New Orleans, growing out of an alleged illegal seizure. There was judgment in the district court against both defendants in solido for $200, which judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeal.

The defendant Cassidy alone applies to this court for review of the opinion and decree of the Court of Appeal.

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The facts of the case are these: The Paint Company obtained judgment against one John R. Connell, an unmarried son of this plaintiff, and directed the constable to seize…