Aubert v. Robinson
Aubert v. Robinson
Opinion of the Court
On 'an allegation that he had obtained a suspensive appeal from an order of seizure and sale, illegally issued against him at the petition of the defendant, notwithstanding which the latter had directed the Sheriff to proceed to the sale of the mortgaged premises although a sufficient bond had been in due time filed, the plaintiff obtained an injunction to stop the sale. See the case of Robinson v. Aubert, just decided. The defendant prayed for a dissolution of the injunction, on the grounds: First, That the court is without authority to stay proceedings in a case in which, an appeal to the Supreme Court is pending. Secondly, That though the court have authority, the appeal taken by the present plaintiff is devolutive only, and not suspensive, no bond having been filed early enough to render the appeal suspensive. The injunction was made perpetual, and the defendant has appealed. His counsel contends, that the injunction was improperly granted ; that if the proceedings under the order of seizure and sale after the appeal was obtained, were irregular, the remedy was by a
The counsel for the appellee argues, “ that an appeal lies from an order of seizure and sale, and is suspensive, if taken ten days after, exclusive of Sundays.”
We have often sustained appeals from orders of seizure and sale, but we have never been called upon to determine, whether there be any difference between such appeals, and those .from judgments contradictorily rendered in court, with regard to the number of days within which the suspensive appeal must be taken.
It appears to us, that the court did not err. If execution be issued after a suspensive appeal has been taken, the Judge, a quo, may well grant an injunction to prevent a sale ; for this is not to interfere with the judgment appealed from, but to insure to the appellant the benefit of his appeal.
The first notice which the debtor had of the order of seizure and sale was, that which the Sheriff gave him after he received the writ. This appears to have been on the 18th of July. The appeal was granted on the 23d, and a sufficient bond io suspend the execution was given on the 25th, id est, seven days after the first official knowledge communicated to the debtor, of the grant of the, order of seizure and sale.
Judgment affirmed.
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- Charles Aubert v. Abner Robinson
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