Cornille v. R. G. Dun & Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Suit by Victor Cornille & De Blonde and others against R. G. Dun & Co. Defendant’s exception to the mode of service of citation sustained, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The only question presented for decision is whether the method provided by article 198 of the Code of Practice, for service of citation “on any commercial association trading under a title or as a firm,” applies to an ordinary partnership, i. e., a partnership of which the members are liable only jointly.
The suit is for damages for injury alleged to have been done by defendant to plaintiffs’ commercial standing and credit, by an alleged publication and circulation of reports said to be false and libelous.
The plaintiffs alleged in their petition that the defendant, R. G. Dun & Co., was a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Succession of PilcherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Newman v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- B. J. Wolf & Sons v. New Orleans Tailor-Made Pants Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Stothart v. William T. Hardie & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Aikmann v. Sanderson & PorterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Baton Rouge Bldg. Trades Council v. T. L. James & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Underwood v. Brook Mays Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Cornille v. R. G. Dun & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923