Heirs of Lalaurie v. Woods

This is a suit for arrears of rent due for a house in New Orleans, leased by plaintiffs to defendant. The plaintiffs sued out a writ of pi'Ovisional seizure against the furniture contained in the house, and pray for judgment against the defendant; and further, that the judgment herein to be rendered, may be satisfied by privilege and preference out of the sale of the propex-ty px-ovisionally seized.

There is no dispute as to the indebtedness, but the defendant and appellant relies upon a declinatory exception—that the Court of the first instance was without jurisdiction rationepersonal, his…