Tex-La Realty Co. v. Earnest

Plaintiff, The Tex-La Realty Company, Inc., a corporation domiciled in Caddo parish, La., leased to L. L. Earnest certain premises situated in Caddo parish, and the lessee failing to pay the rent when due, plaintiff instituted suit against him for the rent due, and obtained the issuance of a writ of provisional seizure, under which the furniture and effects in the dwelling house and¡ a Ford automobile in a garage or outhouse on the leased premises were seized, and the plaintiff asserted a lessor’s privilege and pledge on all the property seized to secure the payment of the rent.

The Federal…