Kyle v. Sigur
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Parish of St. Mary. Action by William Kyle against Placide P. Sigur. Judgment for plaintiff was reversed by the Court of Appeal, and plaintiff applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendant in this case pledged his law books as security for a loan. This suit is brought on the debt, and the prayer is that the pledge be recognized, and the property pledged be seized and sold to satisfy the debt. The defense is only as to the latter prayer, and is that the property is exempt from seizure, and therefore cannot be ordered to be seized. Defendant refers to article 644 of the Code of Practice, and to Act No. 17, p. 53, of 1874, and Act No. 79, p. 123, of 1876, amendatory thereof, and contends that by these laws, not only the property in question is exempt from seizure,…
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