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gued by the plaintiff, Is all under the contract of May 20, ISS!), as It stood and as it was made,embodylng, as I say, some of the features of the contract at 1888. That being the case, and there being no evidence, In my judgment, other than that the contract, of May 20, 1889, was broken by the defendants without any just cause, as has been shown In this case, the question, and the only question, for the jury to determine, is the amount of damages which the plaintiff shall recover In this case, and It is the law that you shall assess such damages as they have suffered by the breach of that contract:' Various questions were raised by exceptions to the judge's charge in relation to the measure of damages, but the one mainiy argued in this court was the question as to the effect of the contract of December 30, 1889.
W. A. Blount, for plaintiffs in error. H. Bisbee, for defendant in error. Before PARDEE and McCORMICK, Circuit Judges, and BRUCE. District Judge. PER CURIAM:. As there was evidence tending to show that the agreement of December 30, 1889, was intended by the parties as an accord, which, when performed, was to be in satisfaction of the contract of May 20, 1889, and as it was conceded that under the said agreement of December 30, 1889, there was no performance, we are of opinion that the ruling of the circuit conrt, on the invitation of the defendants, plaintiffs in error here, on the effect of said agreement, was not erroneous; and as, on the other errors assigned and pressed in this conrt, we find for the defendant in error, the judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
PONS v. BLOCK. (Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit May 1, 1895.) No. 353. ADVANCES ON SECURITY OF GROWING CROPS-CONTRACT FOR LIEN-LANDLORD'. LIEN FOR RENT.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the . Eastern District of Lonisiana. This was a blU by Simon Block, an allen, against Pierre B. Dragon, Athenaise Dragon, Madeline Pons, and several others, citizens of Louisiana, for an accounting. All the defendants excepting Madeline Pons compromised with complainant and were dismissed from the cause, June 18;1892. On December 31, 1894, a decree was entered against her and In favor 01' complainant for the sum of $853.01, with interest and costs, and from this decree she has appealed. The facts from which the controversy arose were briefly as follows: In January, 1883, Pierre B. Dragon and Athenaise Dragon, being lessees 01' "Monsecour's" plantation in the parish of Plaquemines, La.,' contracted willi Simon Block for advances for the purpose of enabling them to work the plantation and pl;oduce a crop for the year 1883, and for security gave him a lien on all the products of the plantation, and agreed to conslgl1 the same to him at New Orleans for sale, allowing him commissions therefor. The clause of the contract in relation to the lien was as follows: "A special llen and mortgage, or privilege, is hereby granted and recognized for the full sum or fifteen thousand dollars on any and all crop or crops or rice, !lugar, molasses, and other products that may be planted, grown, raised, and gathered, or made and manufactured during the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three Oil the hereInbefore mentioned and described plantation, tracts, and parcels of land, and
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make the same public so as to operate and bear upon the crops of the year eighteen hundred and -.--. grown and produced on the aforesaid plantation," Prior to the making of this contract, one B. Saloy purchased the plantation from the lessor, and he became a party to the contract, expressly agreeing that his claim as lessor for rent should be "subordinate and inferior in rank to the claims and privileges of said Block as the furnisher of supplies or for advances furnished under the contract," and that said Block should be first reimbursed out of the crops of 1883 "in the full amount of his advances hereunder, without regard and in preference to demands of said Saloy for tbe rental of said plantation." Under this contract, Block made advances exceeding in their total amount the sum of $15,000. When the account was closed, in April, 1884, it was found that a considerable sum was still due to Block from the lessees. Prior to that time, and on November 26, 11'83, the said Saloy brought a suit in a state court for rent of the plantation, amounting to $4,800, and obtained the issuance of the writ of provisional seizure, under which. 'he caused a part of the crops to be seized. He afterwards gave a release bond and took full possession of the property. The prayer of the bill was that complainant might be declared to have a lien and privilege upon the property thus seized and held by Saloy, it being alleged that this seizure was in violation of his contract to permit the complainant to have a first lien on the crop for his advances. Saloy, however, died before the suit was brought, leaving his estate by will to his wife as universal legatee, who, as alleged by the bill, accepted the same purely and simplr, and was duly recognized, and was given possession by the proper state court. Shortly afterwards, she also died intestate, and the property descended to the persons named as defendants in the bill, who were alleged to have accepted this succession purely and simply and to have been put in possession of the property by the proper court, by reason whereof they became liable for all the debts due by the said Saloy, including complainant's demand. The cause was heard before a master, and, after numerous exceptions to his report were disposed of, a decree was rendered against Madeline Pons for her proportion 01' the amount found due on the accounting. The main point made against the decree was that complainant had made advances in excess of the $15,000 specified in the contract, and that the lessees had consigned to him, and he had sold, products of the plantation exceeding that sum; and it was contended that 3S soon as bis net sales amounted to $15,000 Saloy's rights as landlord became thenceforth superior to the lien for advances, and that be then had a lawful right to enforce his lien for rent by seizing the products of the plantation.
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P. L. Fourchy and O. B. Sansum, for appellant. John D. Rouse and Wm, Grant, for appellee. Before PARDEE and McOORMICK, Oircuit Judges, and BRUCE, Judge. PER OURIAM. An examination of the record in connection with the briefs and argument shows no error in the record prejudicial to the appellant, and the decree appealed from is affirmed.
MILLER v. HOUSTON CITY ST. RY. CO. (Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. June 17, 1895.) No. 382. CORPORATIONS-TITLE TO STOCK.
In 1873, 180 shares of stock of the H. Co. were issued to one H., on account of B., for cash advanced by B. in the organization of the company. In 1874, on an adjustment of accounts between B. and the company, 1,4GB shares of stock were issued to B. in full settlement, the original shares being thereafter treated as canceled, though not surrendered. In 1875, B.