Geo. L. Ducros Tile Co. v. Ruth
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
YARRUT, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment maintaining the right of a judgment-creditor of the wife to satisfy such judgment by seizure and garnishment of a bank account in the joint names of the husband and wife. The husband filed an intervention and third-opposition to dissolve the seizure and garnishment. The trial judge gave no written reasons, but, during the course of the trial, remarked:
“ * * * The minute he opened the joint account it may have been a donation inter vivos between them.”
The original judgment was obtained against the wife alone for repairs she contracted with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Messersmith v. MessersmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Northcott v. LivingoodLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Succession of ByrnesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Succession of BendelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Fontenot v. StarkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
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