Marsh v. His Creditors

The question to be determined in this case is “ What are the expenses which immovables subject to the vendor’s privilege must contribute, under Article No. 3234 of the Civil Code “where the remaining assets- are insufficient to pay costs.” The Article referred^o provides that the vendor shall be paid from the price of the object affected in their favor in preference to other privileged debts of the debtor, even funeral charges,, except the charges for affixing seals, making inventories, and others which may have been necessary to procure the sale of the thing. In this case the issue between…