Curtis v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by Edward Curtis against R. W. Jordan. Judgment for plaintiff, and on levy of execution he took a rule on sureties on the forthcoming bond. The sureties made no appearance, and then sued to enjoin the execution. Suit dismissed, but judgment set aside by the Court of Appeal, and Curtis brings certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The suit that gives title to this case, Curtis v. R. W. Jordan, was instituted in September, 1901. It was on a debt for $2,000, due for the stabling and keeping of certain horses. A privilege was claimed on the horses, and they were sequestered. On the showing of plaintiff that their keep under seizure would be expensive, they were ordered to be sold. J. H. Jordan and J. W. Jordan, the father and the brother of the defendant, intervened in the suit. They enjoined the sale and bonded the sequestration, and obtained possession of the horses, claiming to be the owners of them. The sureties on…
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