Gravenberg v. Laws
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. On December 15,1897, Harry L. Laws sued William G. Pearce and Hamilton B. Cantey in the United States circuit court for the Eastern district of Louisiana for $3,4.91.60. Tho suit was on an authentic act of contract, and pledge of date July 14, 1897. This contract gave Laws a lien and privilege on tho crops to be grown by the defendants during the current year, and on the sugar and…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. On December 15,1897, Harry L. Laws sued William G. Pearce and Hamilton B. Cantey in the United States circuit court for the Eastern district of Louisiana for $3,4.91.60. Tho suit was on an authentic act of contract, and pledge of date July 14, 1897. This contract gave Laws a lien and privilege on tho crops to be grown by the defendants during the current year, and on the sugar and molasses to be manufactured therefrom and from cane to be purchased by the defendants. This suit was accompanied by a writ of…
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBY, Circuit Judge,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. !
In Sims’ Lessee v. Irvine, 3 Dall. 464, 1 L. Ed. 665, Mr. Justice Iredell said:
“It is of infinite moment, in my opinion, that principles of law and equity Should not be confounded, otherwise inextricable confusion will arise. Neither will be properly understood, and, instead of both being administered with useful guards which the policy of each system has devised against abuse, a heterogeneous mass of principles not intended to assort with eaqh other will be blended together, and the substance of justice will…
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