Legal Opinion

Klotz v. Macready

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1883No. 8661PublishedCited by 3 opinions

APPEAL from the Civil District Court for tbe Parish of Orleans. Tissot, J. 2. The surviving partner is entitled to the appointment of liquidator of tbe affairs of the late partnership, unless he is shown to be incompetent or dishonest. Story on Partnership, See. 344. 2. It is the duty of a liquidator or administrator to dispose, at the earliest practicable moment, of such portion» of the property committed to his charge a» may be perishable or expensive to keep.

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APPEAL from the Civil District Court for tbe Parish of Orleans. Tissot, J. 2. The surviving partner is entitled to the appointment of liquidator of tbe affairs of the late partnership, unless he is shown to be incompetent or dishonest. Story on Partnership, See. 344. 2. It is the duty of a liquidator or administrator to dispose, at the earliest practicable moment, of such portion» of the property committed to his charge a» may be perishable or expensive to keep. C. C. 2162, 1163. 3. When a settlement and liquidation of the affairs of the partnership, and the respective rights of the partners…

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Manning, J.

There are four grounds of the motion to dismiss:

J. ' That in the petition of appeal complaint is made of three judgments rendered in the case, while the prayer is for an appeal from u said judgment,” -without specifying which one of the three is meant.

The appellants did not specify which one was meant, because they meant all. The petition of appeal really sets out in substance the three judgments in detail, and their several dates are given. The omission of the letter s is clerical, or at most a grammatical error. Mala…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Bush v. TrahanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Bass v. BaskowitzSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
  3. Miguez v. DelcambreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905

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