Legal Opinion

Geo. L. Ducros Tile Co. v. Ruth

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 5, 1962No. 221Published

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

  1. Messersmith v. MessersmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  2. Northcott v. LivingoodLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
  3. Succession of ByrnesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  4. Succession of BendelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
  5. Fontenot v. StarkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938

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