Thompson v. American Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Pointe Coupee; Joseph E. LeBlanc, Jr., Judge. Action by W. B. Thompson & Company against the American Surety Company of New York. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Plaintiff (a commercial firm) seeks to recover from defendant, as surety of the administratrix of the succession of Oliver St. Dizier, deceased, amounts aggregating $10,840.S2. The trial judge reached the conclusion that the suit had been “prematurely instituted and must be dismissed at plaintiff’s cost,” and, so stating in his written opinion, gave judgment “rejecting the demands of said plaintiff and dismissing its suit.” Plaintiff has appealed; defendant has not answered the appeal; and, as the case has been considered, in the trial court, only with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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