Board of Administrators v. Richhart
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis; Alfred M. Barbe, Judge. Action by the Board of Administrators of the Charity Hospital against Balis A. Rich-hart and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendants, an auctioneer and the surety on his bond, have appealed from a judgment rendered against them, in solido, for the charge or duty of one-half of 1 per cent, of the price of property sold at public auction.
The action is founded upon sections 145 and 3340 of the Revised Statutes of 1870, as amended by Act No. 53 of 1882 and Act No. 46 of 1904, providing that all property sold at public auction by an auctioneer (except such as may be exempt by law) shall be subject to a duty of one-half of 1 per centum of the price of each and every adjudication, to be paid by the vendor and…
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