Legal Opinion
De Latour v. Lala
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 16, 1929No. 11,570PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWesterfield, J.
Plaintiff entered suit on March 8, 1927, on an open account alleged to have been contracted by defendant on January 8, 1925, in the sum of $385.95. Defendant, after answering categorically the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, by way of further defense averred that on March 26, 1926, in the proceeding No. 3116 of the docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, he had obtained a discharge in bankruptcy, the effect of which was to release him from plaintiff’s claim.
On the trial of the case, defendant admitted having incurred the indebtedness sued on. His…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- West v. McConnellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1833
- State v. FuentesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1850
- Reinach v. New Orleans Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
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