Stevenson v. Short

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

The controversy is between the third opponent and plaintiff, the latter claiming to be paid by preference out of the proceeds of the sale of property sold at the instance of plaintiff with claim secured as to its payment by mortgage.

The following is a brief history of the case. Plaintiff was the vendor of the land to Anthony Hogan, for $6,750, for which the vendee executed six promissory notes, secured by mortgage and vendor’s privilege, of one thousand dollars each, and one for seven hundred and fifty dollars, maturing at different dates…