Guidry v. Cheramie

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The issue to be determined here is the validity of a judicial sale of immovable property to effect a partition under a commission prematurely issued ordering the sale of the property.

Having been stipulated by the parties, the facts are not at issue. Plaintiffs brought suit for partition by licitation of property they owned with defendants. Three of the defendants in the partition suit had personal service; the others received domiciliary service.

*1281Defendants in the partition suit filed no pleadings, and, on June 21, 1974, a preliminary default was entered against all…