Legal Opinion

Powers v. Florance

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 15, 1852PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL from the Fifth District Court of New Orleans. This case was tried by a jury, before Buchanan J.

1Opinion of the Court

By the court.

Eüstis, C. J.

The plaintiff alleges, that in a certain suit instituted by Florance, the defendant, against Mrs. Araline Brooks, he caused to be seized under a writ of provisional seizure, a certain full length picture of General Taylor and his horse, the same being the work and property of the plaintiff, and caused it to be sold at public auction; that the picture did not belong to said Mrs. Brooks, and the defendant had no privilege thereon, &c. The value of the picture is estimated in the petition at one thousand dollars, and the damages sustained by the picture at three hundred…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Green v. Farmers' Consolidated Dairy Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  2. Ralph's Fleet, Inc. v. American Marine Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  3. Seaboard Finance Corp. v. AndersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  4. Hotard v. PerillouxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  5. Koerner v. Firestone Tire Rubber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1944

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