Rivet v. George M. Murrell Planting & Mfg. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; Calvin Kendrick Schwing, Judge. Action by Henry Rivet against the George M. Murrell Planting & Manufacturing Company to enjoin a sale under fieri facias on the ground that tbe property was exempt under Const. 189S, art. 244. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
In August, 1906, the Murrell Company sued Henry Rivet, a tenant, for advances made on his crop, and caused the crop, four mules, and one cart to be attached. In his answer Rivet alleged that two mules and one wagon, which were exempt under the Constitution and laws of the state, had been seized. Thereupon the attorneys of the attaching creditor ordered the sheriff to release the property claimed to be exempt. Rivet selected two young mules, worth $225 each, and they, with the cart, were released from seizure. In April, 1907, judgment was rendered in favor of the company for $503.53, with…
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