HIBERNIA NAT. BANK v. CARNER

No. 92-3734.

997 F.2d 94 (1993)

HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John W. CARNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Order Denying Rehearing and Clarifying Holding September 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart F. Peck, Claude F. Bosworth, New Orleans, LA, for defendant-appellant.

Stephen F. Chiccarelli, Paul M. Hebert, Jr., Linda P. Clark, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to consider whether the Louisiana legislature, in 1981, changed the time-honored definition of "virile share" in the context of a general partner's liability for his or her partnership's debt. We are also asked to consider whether a judgment obtained by a creditor against a Louisiana general partnership is res judicata in a suit in federal district court for the amount of any deficiency owed by a general partner. Finding that the...

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