Clement Bros. v. Their Creditors

The opinion of tbe Court was delivered by

Manning, J.

The Clement brothers, a firm of Lake Charles, petitloned.'the, Court for leave to make a cession of their property, filed lists of their assets and liabilities, and prayed a meeting of their creditors which was ordered aud hold. Some of the creditors refused to at*693tend and instead, opposed tlie application in toto on the ground of fraud, the specifications of which were set out in detail and for the trial of which they invoked a jury. The insolvent firm answered this opposition by a demand of ton thousand dollars as damages for injury…