Legal Opinion

Andry v. Guyol

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1838PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. This case commenced by order of seizure and sale. The plaintiff sold, and conveyed to the defendant, Guyol, a lot of ground, in the city of New-O.rleans, by public act, dated the 11th of May, 1832, for the sum of ten thousand eight hundred dollars, payable in four equal annual instalments from the date of sale, with mortgage retained on the premises until complete.payment of the price.

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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. This case commenced by order of seizure and sale. The plaintiff sold, and conveyed to the defendant, Guyol, a lot of ground, in the city of New-O.rleans, by public act, dated the 11th of May, 1832, for the sum of ten thousand eight hundred dollars, payable in four equal annual instalments from the date of sale, with mortgage retained on the premises until complete.payment of the price. On the 25th of September, 1834, the three first instalments having become due and remaining unpaid, the plaintiff filed his petition, and took out an order…

1Opinion of the CourtCarleton, J.

The plaintiff'obtained an order for the seizure and sale of a lot of ground sold to the defendant, who failed to pay the price at the time stipulated by his contract. During his possession, the vendee built a house on the premises, of materials furnished by J. F. Miller.’ .While the proceeds of sale were yet in the hands of the sheriff, Miller intervened, and claimed the value of these materials as a privileged debt. The court below decreed in his favor, and the plaintiff appealed.

The case was submitted to this court without argument or brief on either side.

We have carefully examined the…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Succession of BienvenuSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  2. Seibel v. SiemonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  3. New Orleans Land Co. v. Southern States Fair-Pan-American Exposition Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
  4. Brown v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1848
  5. Succession of MarkeySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1870

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