Legal Opinion

A. Montan & Bros. v. Whitley

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1857PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Bast Baton Rouge, Robertson, J.

1Opinion of the Court

Spoítord, J.

The appellees have moved to dismiss the appeal, for the insufficiency of the appeal bond.

*176If the bond is not large enough for a suspensive appeal bond it will sustain a devolutive appeal, and, under the late decisions, we are, therefore, authorized so to entertain this appeal.

Falhner was a competent surety. He has no interest in the case, and is only a party in his capacity as agent for the defendant Whitley.

The motion to dismiss is, therefore, overruled.

The plaintiff seeks the redhibition of the sale of a slave man and his three children, which were sold together for the sum of…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lehman v. LehmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
  2. Feely v. PurvesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1884
  3. State Ex Rel. Armstrong v. CageLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933

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