Legal Opinion

Reed v. Powell

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1845PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the First District, Buchanan, J. cited The Union Bank v. Bagley, 10 Robinson, 43. cited Civil Code, arts. 2252, 1789. 3 Del-vincourt, pp. 380, 381 note. Story on Agency, 245, 250, 346-7. Olney v. Walker, 12 La. 245. 8 La. 568. 7 Mart. N. S. 374. 10 La. 516. 9 La. 392-6.

1Opinion of the CourtMorphy, J.

This appeal is taken by Wm. H. Wheaton, from a judgment sustaining an opposition to his appointment as syn-dic of the creditors of Thomas Powell, and declaring John D. Fink to be the duly appointed syndic of the estate. Several votes received by Wheaton were objected to as illegal at the meeting of the creditors of the insolvent, and in the opposition subsequently filed in the court below; but, under an agreement in the record, we are to confine our attention to that given him by N. N. Wilkinson, as cashier of the Canal Bank for $38,892, which was rejected by the judgment appealed from', on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Union Bank v. BagleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Allen Manufacturing Co. v. Peoples State BankLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  2. Phillips v. CreditorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884

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