Legal Opinion
Sears v. Bearsh
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 15, 1852PublishedCited by 6 opinions
APPEAL from the District Court of the Parish of Morehouse, Sharp, J.
1Opinion of the Court
By the court:
Rost, J.
The plaintiff sues the sureties of John B. Wilson, on an appeal bond, given by him in a suit of the said plaintiff against Wilson and others. The defence is, that the consideration of the bond has failed; that there never was any legal order of court for an appeal of any kind; and if any bond was given, it was null and void for the want of such an order.
There was judgment in favor of the only defendant against whom the case was tried, and the plaintiff has appealed.
When the case in which the bond was given came before the Supreme Court, the plaintiff, by her counsel,…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Hays v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1902
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