Court Opinion

ID: 7201320
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Date Created: 2022-07-24 17:08:30.93957+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:16:31.982106
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ON THE MERITS
The evidence shows that the thirteen head of hogs seized under the writ of sequestration issued against Albert Scallan belonged to intervenor, third opponent, Charles B. Price.
Price testified:
“Q. Mr. Price, this rule was brought for you, m which you claim that thirteen head of hogs were seized the first part of December in your possession. Is that right?
“A. Yes, sir.
“Q. Wasn’t Nicholas L. Swann present at thq time these hogs were seized?
“A. With the sheriff, yes, sir.
“Q. Were those your hogs?
“A. Yes, sir.
“Q. Where did you get them?
“A. Bought them from Mr. Wells.
“Q. How much did you pay him for the hogs?
“A. I paid him $107.00 and allowed him to take one of the hogs.
“Q. You paid him this for thirteen hogs, $107.00?
“A. Yes, sir.
“Q. Did you buy these hogs in good faith, thinking you were buying the hogs to be sold and delivered?
“A. Absolutely, yes, sir.
“Q. Out of the regular bunch you bought from Mr. Wells, did you sell any of them?
“A. Let Mr. Wells have one and two of the shoats — all about half starved. Bought them in good faith.”
Mr. Wells testified:
“Q. Mr. Wells, do you know Mr. Price who has just left the stand?
“A. Yes, sir.
“Q. He advised that he had thirteen head of hogs that were seized by the sheriff executing a writ of sequestration, and that he purchased these hogs from you. Did you sell him these hogs?
“A. Yes, sir.
‘‘Q. How much did he pay you for them?
“A. Well, I tell you, he came down home about ten o’clock one morning and wanted to buy some hogs I already had in the lot. I told him they were not for sale, but I would carry him down the road and sell him some hogs at Moreland. I took Mr. Price in the car with me and went to Moreland and there were eighteen head of them penned up. I said: ‘Price, I am going to give $107.00 for these hogs. I am going to take the boar out, and sell you just what I got, less the boar, $107.00.’
“Q. He paid you then $107.00 for the seventeen hogs?
“A. Yes, sir, eighteen in the bunch. He said he didn’t have the money, I said that’s all right, I’ll pay Scallan for the hogs and you pay me. later as you get the money. So he took the hogs and we came back to Willow Glen. He drove his truck and I put my negro .driver on my truck, and a couple of extra negroes, and we went down there and got the eighteen head of hogs about a quarter after twelve.
“Q. Well, I am asking you if you sold him those hogs delivered to him?
“A. Yes, sir.
“Q. He paid you $107.00 for seventeen head ?
“A. Yes, sir. •
“Q. Prom whom did you purchase them?
“A. Prom Mr. Scallan.
“Q. And you paid him $107.00 for eighteen head and kept one?
“A. Paid him that same day, that evening.”
*680This testimony is uncontradicted, except by that of plaintiff, Nicholas L. Swann, and he does not describe the hogs by mark or brand and his knowledge of the facts appears to be only general and not at all definite.
He testified:
“Q. Mr. Swann, are you the owner of the thirteen hogs found in the pasture of Mr. Price and seized by the Sheriff?
“A. Yes, sir.
“Q. Now, Mr. Swann, were those hogs removed from your place after you got out the writ of sequestration, after you filed suit?
“A. We filed suit after fifty-two were seized.
“Q. I am not talking about the fifty-two; I am talking about the hogs we are now in court on; thirteen old hogs?
“A. They were removed' before.
“Q. You mean the thirteen head of hogs were removed before you got out your sequestration?
“A. The hogs were gone then.”
The trial judge accepted as correct the testimony of Price and Wells as to the ownership of the thirteen hogs and we also accept their testimony as correct.
Price was compelled to employ an attorney to obtain the release of his property from seizure, and Mr. Lamar Polk, an attorney at law practicing at the Rapides (parish bar, testified that $50.00 is a reasonable charge for the services rendered by the attorneys for intervenor, third opponent, Charles E. Price, in the premises, and his testimony is not contradicted.
Intervenor, third opponent, Charles E. Price, is entitled to recover from plaintiff as damages the reasonable fees of his attorney in the premises.
Bailey vs. Williams, 158 La. 439, 104 So. 197.
We find no error in the judgment appealed from and it is accordingly affirmed.