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9 Teiss. 155

White v. Bischow

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 19, 1912

Louisiana Court of Appeal · decided 1912-02-19

<p>Appeal from the Civil District Court, Division “E.”</p>

Decided 1912-02-19

ST; PAUL, J.

¶1Plaintiff sues Joseph Bisehow and *156Elias Pailet in solido for the sum of $1000.00, subject to a credit of $378.00', being the amount recovered by petitioner through attachment proceedings against Bischow.

¶2On the trial of the case it developed that the obligation sued on was not a solidary but a joint obligation, and that the $378.00 credited thereon had been collected through the seizure and sale of' property belonging to Bischow.

¶3There was judgment against Pailet for one half of the original amount of the obligation, to-wit, $500.00 with interest etc., and Pailet appeals.

¶4He urges that there was error in comdemning him for more than $311.00, and he contends that, construing the petition in the light thrown upon it by the note on file, plaintiff asks for a judgment against him for only one half, of the balance due upon the note, say one half of $622.00, or $311.00; so that he cannot be condemned for more than that sum.

¶5But we do not see it that way. The petition clearly asks for judgment against him for $622.00; upon an erroneous theory, it is true, but nevertheless that is the amount of .the judgment prayed for. Hence a judgment for $500.00 does not exceed the amount of the demand.

¶6Nor do we think that appellant is entitled to have the credit arising from the sale of Bischow’s property imputed equally upon his own share of the obligation and that of Bischow.

¶7The obligation being a joint one for $1000.00, plaintiff" was entitled to collect $500.00 from Bischow and $500.00 from Pailet. She did collect $378.00 from Bischow, or out of his property, and the credit was properly imputed to Bischow’s share of the obligation.

¶8Plaintiff was still entitled to collect $122.00 more from Bischow, and the full amount of $500.00 from Pailet.

*157February 19th, 1912.

¶9The judgment appealed from condemned the latter for that sum and no more, and we fail to see wherein appellant can complain of it.

¶10Judgment affirmed.

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