Supreme Court of Louisiana December 15, 1844 (Lockhart v. Jones)

Garland, J.

The plaintiffs sue Jones for the sum of #3,000, “ as an advance, to be repaid by consignments of cotton” during the season, and for commissions and interest. The defendant being a non-resident, an attachment was taken out and levied on 134 bales of cotton, marked with the initial letters of Jones’ name.