Webre v. R. Beltran & Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Oivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. . Action of syndic of an insolvent to recover: 1. Nine hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty-five cents, the' net proceeds of twenty-four hogsheads of sugar and twenty-one barrels of molasses, surrendered by Lacaze for the benefit of his creditors, and consigned in execution of an order of court by the provisional syndic of an insolvent to defendants for sale on the market of New Orleans, 2. Eight…
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APPEAL from the Oivil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J. . Action of syndic of an insolvent to recover: 1. Nine hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty-five cents, the' net proceeds of twenty-four hogsheads of sugar and twenty-one barrels of molasses, surrendered by Lacaze for the benefit of his creditors, and consigned in execution of an order of court by the provisional syndic of an insolvent to defendants for sale on the market of New Orleans, 2. Eight thousand one hundred and twenty dollars and ten cents,, the proceeds of sugar, molasses and rice of Lacaze’s crop of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Nicholls, C. J.
On the 31st March, 1892, a contract, by authentic act, was entered into between the commercial firm of R. Beltran & Oo. and A. J. Lacaze, in which it is recited that, for the purpose of cultivating and making a crop of sugar and molasses during the year 1892, on his Good Will plantation, the latter would require eight thousand dollars in money and supplies, which the firm agreed to furnish him from time to time. Lacaze, on his part, bound himself to ship and consign his entire crop to Beltran & Oo., at such times and to such places as…
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