Swoop v. St. Martin

Citations

• 110 La. 237
• 34 So. 426
• 1903 La. LEXIS 616

Syllabus

<p>PRIVILEGES ON MOVABLES — RECORDING—MACHINERY — MERGER IN REALTY.</p> <p>1. Privileges on movables are not required to be recorded.</p> <p>2. The privilege of the vendor of a movable ceases to exist when the movable ceases to be a movable by becoming incorporated into immovable property.</p> <p>3. Where, in pursuance of the contract to repair a sugar house, a foundry takes out old pieces and puts in new pieces of machinery, casting or making the pieces specially for the purpose, the new pieces so added become merged into the sugar house, and lose their character of movables. The rule is different where the machinery sold is complete in itself.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>