Case Name: John Chastant v. Leon Strong; P. Ramirez v. J. Gonzales et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1870-05
Citations: 22 La. Ann. 410
Docket Number: No. 2603
Parties: John Chastant v. Leon Strong.—P. Ramirez v. J. Gonzales et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 410–410

Head Matter:
No. 2603.
John Chastant v. Leon Strong.—P. Ramirez v. J. Gonzales et al.
•A twelve months’ bond, given by the purchaser of property at sheriffs sale, being an unconditional obligation to pay money at a specified time, is prescribed in five years from maturity.
APPEAL from District Court, parish of Assumption. Beauvais, J.
LeBlanie & Poise, for plaintiff and appellant. Bush & Goode, for defendants and appellees.

Opinion:
Howell, J.
The question in this case is, whether or not a twelve months' bond, given by the purchaser of property at sheriff's sale, is prescribed by five years.
It is a written obligation to pay a person therein named, absolutely -and unconditionally a certain sum of money at a time specified therein. The additional stipulations refer only to the remedy or means of • enforcement in case of its non-payment at maturity.
It is within the class of written instruments declared, in the case of the Bank of Louisiana v. D. P. Williams and wife, 21 An. 121, to be prescribed as promissory notes.
It is therefore ordered that the judgment appealed from be reversed, and that the injunction sued out by Pierre Ramirez herein be perpetuated, with costs in both courts.