Legal Opinion

Cox v. White

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1831PublishedCited by 3 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT. In October, 1826, the defendant sued out an attachment against the property of Joshua Cox, a nonresident, which - was levied on certain incorporeal rights and credits, in the hands of Carleton & Lockett, attorneys of Joshua Cox, by giving them notice of the attachment.

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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT. In October, 1826, the defendant sued out an attachment against the property of Joshua Cox, a nonresident, which - was levied on certain incorporeal rights and credits, in the hands of Carleton & Lockett, attorneys of Joshua Cox, by giving them notice of the attachment. They appeared as counsel for the absent debtor, against whom judgment was rendered, and executiou levied on the same rights and credits, in April, 1830. Previous to the attachment, to-wit, in September, 1826, the firm of Banks, Miller & Kincaid, who were the deposi-taries of these…

1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.

This suit is brought to recover certain rights and credits which were attached by the defendant as the property of one Joshua Cox, and on which attachment a judgment was obtained, and execution subsequently issued and was levied on the attached property. The plaintiff claims these rights and credits by transfer from Banks & Kincaid, made by and with the consent of Joshua Cox, the owner. There was judgment in the District Court for the defendant, from which, the plaintiff appealed.

The material facts of the case, as gathered from the testimony and documents, are the following: In the year…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gibson v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
  2. Succession of RisleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
  3. White v. BirdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1868

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