Montilly v. His Creditors
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PltOH THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Tbis case comes up on an opposition to the bilan and petition of the plaintiff, making a voluntary surrender of his property to his creditors, arid praying for the benefit of the insolvent laws.
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APPEAL PltOH THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Tbis case comes up on an opposition to the bilan and petition of the plaintiff, making a voluntary surrender of his property to his creditors, arid praying for the benefit of the insolvent laws. The opposing creditor, Louis Lefebre, charges the insolvent with making a transfer of certain property to his wife on the eve of insolvency, in fraud of his other creditors, and of this opponent in particular; and that he had not-made a correct and faithful statement of his affairs; and had produced no hooks in court. He prays leave to file his…
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered on the verdict of a jury declaring the petitioner guilty of fraud towards his creditors, in consequence of which, he was deprived of the benefit of the laws made for the relief of insolvent debtors, and condemned to be imprisoned for the lapse of one year.
On the 21st of December, 1840, the petitioner sued his creditors, and annexed to his petition a schedule of his affairs, the passive side of which contains the following statement:
*386S. Mine. A. F. Montilly née Lévéque, ses droits dotaux et jinraphemaux. ainsi qu’ils sont constates par un acte chez…
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