Zeigler v. His Creditors
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. On October 24, 1892, S. J. Zeigler applied for a respite to the District Court of Caddo, where he resided. The respite was granted, but the debtor, failing to comply with its terms, was forced to make a cession of his property.
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APPEAL from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. On October 24, 1892, S. J. Zeigler applied for a respite to the District Court of Caddo, where he resided. The respite was granted, but the debtor, failing to comply with its terms, was forced to make a cession of his property. On the 30th of July, 1894, the District Court of the parish ordered that all the real estate belonging to the estate be sold according to law, on the terms and conditions fixed by the meeting of creditors held on July 14, 1894, before the district clerk, ex-offieio recorder and notary…
1Opinion of the Court
*158On the Opposition op Mrs. M. F. Smith.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Nioholls, O. J.
The judgment of the District Court, allowing Mrs. M. F. Smith attorney’s fees, is correct. Her claim was not paid as it should have been, and the result of its non-payment was to bx’ing about a condition of affairs which made the employment of counsel necessary for the protection of the creditors’ rights. (See Mullen vs. His Creditors, 39 An. 397. Succession of Duhe, 41 An. 209.
The court erred in arresting interest ixx favor of Mrs. Smith from the dale of the sale of the property on which her…
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