Walker v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
from the Fourth District Court of New Orleans, Strawbridge., J. contended that the act of 1848 does not revive or amend that óf 1847 ; but provides’ Tor the appointment of an officer ! after the term ’of office under the first act had expired. The stat. of 1848’is within the concluding clause of’art. 1’20 of the constitution. Larue, forthé defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
The' judgment of the court (King, J. absent,) was pronounced by !
Eustis', C. J.
This suit was originally instituted by Alexander. Walker, liquidator of the Atchafalaya Railroad and Banking Company, against the defendant, who was a stockholder of said company, ,to recover the sum of $SOOj being the amount of certain instalments which, it was alleged,, was due by the defendant on his stock. The office of liquidator having expired under the law of 1847, M. ,M. Reynolds was appointed to succeed Walker, under the act.of 1848, amending that of 1847, and, having resigned the office pending this suit,…
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