Julius Kessler & Co. v. E. F. Perilloux & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of' the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff in error, Julius Kessler & Co., was, in 1900, and still is, a corporation created under the laws of West Virginia, with authority under its charter to operate distilleries, make and sell whisky and all other distillery products, with power to warehouse grain and distillery products as a general public warehouseman, and, as such, owned and operated a large number of…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of' the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff in error, Julius Kessler & Co., was, in 1900, and still is, a corporation created under the laws of West Virginia, with authority under its charter to operate distilleries, make and sell whisky and all other distillery products, with power to warehouse grain and distillery products as a general public warehouseman, and, as such, owned and operated a large number of distilleries in Kentucky and elsewhere outside of Louisiana, and sold and disposed of its manufactured whisky in interstate…
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
The first and fifth assignments of error present the question whether the defendants in error’s pleadings and defenses were sufficient to deny a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in error for the amount of the notes sued on, and to warrant one for the defendants in error. The sixth and eighth assignments of error present the same question, broadened to cover both pleadings and evidence. The second assignment of error is as follows:
“The Circuit Court erred in overruling the objections of the plaintiff to the introduction of parol…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Martin v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Gomila & Co. v. Hibernia InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Tenney v. AbrahamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- East St. Louis Ry. Co. v. City of East St. LouisDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1926