New Orleans Republican., 1868-12-15
CONFEDERATE MONEY UNLAWFUL
A Left Bank Tax Case.

In the Supreme Court yesterday the fol-
lowing decisions we're made:
The case Villeneuve Leblanc, Jr Il Co.
vs.. L. Z. Perroux arises upon an action of
nullity. The Judgment sought to be an
nulled was rendernd in suit upon four
pTomissory notes, made by Yllleneuye Le-
Blanc, Jr., d Co., of theparish of West Baton
Rouge, who, in an act granting
mortgage upon their plantation to secure
these notes, consented that the proceedings
may be instituted in and carried on to final
judgment and execution before any of the
district courts, or other courts, of competent
Jurisdiction in this city; electing the office
of Bellocq Il Co., or that of their successors,
in this city, for their domile, and renounc-
ing the benefit of any laws now IN force, or
hereafter Ito be enacted, providing that the
defendants can only be sued OF proceeded
against before the judge of the district or
parish wherein they reside or have their
In consideration of this agreement, q
Judgment by default was entered against
the defendants la the Sixth District Court
Of New Orleans for the sum of S16,O 900.
Steps having been taken to execute the
judgment, the plaintiffs In the case at bar
commenced their action Of nnllity, and in.
volved the accessory remedy of injunction.
"A trial was had and Judgment for plaintiffs; /;
q new trial was granted and Judgment for
defendants. From this last Judgment an
appeal is taken, the validity of the Judgment
and the legality of the proceedings being
contested on the ground of the suffciency
or insuflclency of the citation.
1t is well settled that a judgment rendered
sgainst party who neither appeared nor
had been cited, is an absolute nullity. The
court In rendering their decision review the
we'll established precedeuts in such cases,
and come TO the conclusion that when a diff
1erent method for citation is agreed upon
than that provided by law, the strict letter
OF the sgreement must be followed in every
partleuiaT. In this case 1t does not appear
20 have been done, and the Judgment il
therefore avoided and set aside.
In tne case Of the Bank Of West Tennessee
W. the Clunena Bank Of Louisiana, the
court reafi1rma decisions previously made
IN reference q Confederate money. They
), say, IN rendering their decision in this case
tnat they VIII not entertain any contract in
which the oonsideration IL based on treason,
able currency. This may now he Considered
the settled law Of this State. The case
arogc IN an account current between tha
two banks during the Sar, In which the
Bank Of West Tennessee claimed a iargt
balance IN their favor. Juhgment vas eiYen
fer defendants. eat ~
& Gusta4e Brusle, appellant, ". Pietr,
sanve. Third appoaiti0n Of Pelice lurJ
{Iefs banlkl Of Jefferson. Appeal from Sc
cond District Court Of Jefferson. JUDI
ment Of District Court reversed, and s1I
dismissed without prejudice, appellees pay
ing cpsus The c0uft Aay they arc not satis
icd that the evidence establishes that tn
tnxeafer the years 1850. 'ei, '62. o3, ie4, 65 au
'00 inclusive were properly assessed in th
forms strictly required By law. and that 1t
not theEcinre, necessary for the court &
consider the question Of prescription Of tw
o.l8 aad other points rsised b tho plAln
NI and appellant.
IAe moro We follow. nature and obey be
lsvs. ;st longer eaell we live, and the fal