Crichton Co. v. Turner

This is an hypothecary action, which the Code of Practice defines and provides for as follows:

Article 61: “An hypothecary action is a real action, which the creditor brings against the property which has been hypothecated to him by bis debtor, in order to have it seized and sold for the payment of his debt.”

Article 62: “The hypothecary action, like all real actions, follows the property to which it is attached, in whatever hands it may be found, but it is subject to different rules, according' as the property may be in the possession of the debtor, or of his heirs, or of third persons.”

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