Legal Opinion
Bonvillain v. Bourg
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 15, 1861PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of Terrebonne, McVea, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMerrick, C. J.
This suit is commenced by injunction. The important facts are these: In 1848 the plaintiff, then a widow lady possessed of a. small plantation and four slaves, married one N. B. Beal, who had no property. Before the marriage a contract was authenticated in due form, by which the land and slaves owned by the plaintiff were settled in dower. In 1854 Bodley & Co. and Lobit & Charpentier, defendants in this suit, obtained by confession judgment against Beal and wife in solido, on what are alleged to be debts of the husband Beal.
In 1855 Bodley and Lobit & Charpentier issued execution on these…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Collins v. SuauThe Superior Court of New York City · 1868
- Griffing v. BowmarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
- Collins v. CoggillThe Superior Court of New York City · 1868
- Guerin v. RivardeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1844
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Scott v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1895
- State ex rel. Sehrt v. Registrar of ConveyancesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930