Case Name: Emile Erlanger v. Bernard Avegno
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1872-02
Citations: 24 La. Ann. 77
Docket Number: No. 2420
Parties: Emile Erlanger v. Bernard Avegno.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 77–77

Head Matter:
No. 2420.
Emile Erlanger v. Bernard Avegno.
All judgments for money should be expressed in dollars and cents. A judgment given by the court a qua, for a certain amount in francs, is therefore erroneous, and -will be amended on appeal so as to express the amount in dollars and cents.
Appeal from the Fourth District Court, parish of Orleans. TMard> J.
1\ B. Hart, for plaintiff and appellee. Hays & New, for defendant and appellant.

Opinion:
Howe, J.
The plaintiff obtained judgment against the defendant for 11,580 58-10Ó francs, and defendant appealed.
The only point made by appellant is that the judgment is erroneous, in being- rendered for francs instead of for an equivalent amount of dollars and cents.
We think the judgment should ho amended in this respect. R. S. 1870, § 4; Marshall v. Grand Gulf Railroad, 5 An. 360 ; Gallearo v. Pierre, 18 An. 10.
It is therefore ordered that the judgment appealed from bo amended, as to tho expression of its amount, by substituting- for tho number of francs therein stated the sum of two thousand one hundred and fifty-three dollars and ninety-nine cents, and that as thus amended the said judgment he affirmed; appellee to pay costs of appeal.