The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
TIN. COURTS.
Supreme Court Decisions.


NO. 6otp-NEw oRIMANa MANUFACTURING AND
BUILDING COMPANY W. JOHN uAwK1Ns
~ Manning. q J-When materials are OBJ
talned by n builder for uHo IN tho erection OF
aovnral buildings belonging to different parties.
aud erected under separate oontracts with each
owner. md tho builder falla to pay for tho
Same, the burden Of proof ia upon the fnrniah-
ar OF the mnternla who aeoka to recover from
the owners to establish with certainty tho pro-
building
NO. T52b uITy or NEW oHITANa w. UltHNIeu
WEsTrHAL1AN LLoyns ut AIS.
In Manning, G. 1.-The huainesa of life in.
auranea agent Ia datinct from tIre and marine
insurance agent, aud. therefore, IL person con.
Quoting both clnsHea Of agencies II liable for
The lgenso Tux imposed upon each by tho city Of
New Orleans.
lennp. imposing a licenao Tux for the year lsfp
ON each insurance agency. tho amount of that
tax can he collected from caeh agent but once
ana not ma many times MS he represents differ
ont companies,
Whom in i suit to collect the license tax i'm
poEed upon foreign Insurance. companies hnv-
Ing an agent here, 1t III alleged and proved that
tho PARTIES who were assumed to be their agents
oarry on tho neparate md distinct occupation
a. s nge nn, A. helr own and
leced from aueh companies.
NO. 7t2l~FRANK A. HEtAN vs.. BALLARD AND
RH1pER.
III Auy T. When. after tho rendition. but
before the signing or d Judgment for nm nppeni-
abla amount tho plniulif entera u repittitan,
which reduces bia elnim to lees than $500 il Ia
competent for tho Judge to open the cnRe md
render y new Judgment for The amount to which
tho original demand bna boon reduced by tho
femh1hn md no appeal will thenile.
Tho iling OF such fRnNtfW. ntter Judgment
rendered does not deprive defendant OF his
right to appeal unless tho Judgment be thus re-
opened ana N now ono rendered
NO. 6oh4 -E T. PARKER. FXTauTon. ETC. VS.. @. T.
NASH.
~ Spencer AN nucticnoar who soils prom
iya
tho price Of tho adjudication liz bound to turn
tho snme over to tho administrators. even
though tho ndIudiaateo never obtained pos
session q tho property Which waa sabaeausnt.
Hntd second salo received by tho succ RRion
NO 5po2 JEAN PORTE ya. rtEHHE aouRaorrn
IN Spencer. 1t liz only ms to Il bona fIe third
purchaser that n full delivery OF movHbles II
necessary TO perfect their emle to n prior VEN
doe: the lfter'a title thereto cannot be dla-
turbed by n subsequent sale of tho movablas to
ono who hha knowledge OF tho original trans
action.
NO. b9ai~AIrREp MAHCItAND Va. JONAS prcKIEs
Ey White. The pedaee of securities
mont Of note drawn by the pledgor can re-
cover from the lattar only On tho note to sscro
which the pledge was mhde. and not on the coll
laterals themselves
NO. 6sh6-HRA pIsH JOHNSON Er All. Va. EDWARD
BUTLER Er ALI.
Hu lIhRe, THE bonds issued by the pnrteh
OF Plauuemines under tho act OF March a. 1874
are Illegal aud void because issued In exchange
elared null by this court, md because. sven II
the commissioners created by TINT net wore IN
thorized g fix tho amount Of tho parochinl debt
may hnve entered into tho outstanding and a.
elarnd illegal warrants. they did not do 10 but
made the illegal warrants tho measure Of debt
sidorAtion merged or apparently In tho illogal
warrants.