Huntstock v. His Creditors
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern Dist. APPEAL PEOAI THE COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. In this case, the syndic of the creditors of Huntstock filed his tableau of distribution, and placed Reynolds, Byrne & Co. thereon, as chirographery creditors, for the sum of fourteen thousand one hundred dollars. They made opposition, and claimed to be recognized as mortgage creditors, and paid as such.
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Eastern Dist. APPEAL PEOAI THE COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. In this case, the syndic of the creditors of Huntstock filed his tableau of distribution, and placed Reynolds, Byrne & Co. thereon, as chirographery creditors, for the sum of fourteen thousand one hundred dollars. They made opposition, and claimed to be recognized as mortgage creditors, and paid as such. The district judge rendered a judgment in their favor, from which Thomas Smith- & Co., also creditors of the insolvent, appealed. A citation was issued to the commercial firm of Reynolds, Byrne &…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
There is a motion in this case to dismiss the appeal. • The dismissal is asked on the ground that there is no citation attached to the record, nor does it appear that the appellees have been cited. The citation is on file in the record. It appears from the sheriff’s return that the appellees (commercial partners) were cited, by delivering a copy of the citation and petition to Briggs, their clerk, a free person, above the age of fourteen years. It does not state at wThat place the service of this citation was made.
The service of the citation of appeal is, by the Code of Practice, article 584,…
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