Bryceland Lumber Co. v. Berlin
Bryceland Lumber Co. v. Berlin
Opinion of the Court
This is an action to recover 87,028.60 paid by the plaintiff for debts due by the defendants. The suit is similar to the two eases of the same title reported in 137 La. 1, 68 South. 192, and 140 La. 867, 74 South. 177.
The only serious defense made is a plea of prescription of one and three years, which plea was rejected by the district court. T. J. Berlin alone has appealed from the judgment rendered against him and the T. J, Berlin Lumber Company in solido.
The debts paid by the plaintiff, to recover
The judgment appealed from is affirmed.
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- BRYCELAND LUMBER CO., Limited v. BERLIN
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- Syllabus
- (Syllabus by the Court.) Limitation of Actions &wkey;?28(l) — Payment of Manager’s Personal Debts. An action by a corporation to recover from its_ manager the amount of his personal debts, paid by him or under his direction with' funds of the corporation and without authority, is subject, not to the prescription applicable to the original debts so paid, but to that of ten years, under article 3544 of the Civil Code.