Federal Land Bank of New Orleans v. Succession of Lacour

LE BLANC, Judge.

The plaintiff, Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, had executory process to issue against a tract of land belonging to the estate of Ovide Lacour upon which he had, during his lifetime, granted a mortgage in its favor. The court granted the usual and necessary order, and in due course of time the property was advertised for sale.

The Bank of Baton Rouge, administrator of the succession of Lacour, intervened in the suit claiming that out of the proceeds of the proposed sale certain debts which it alleges are all privileged debts of the estate should be paid by preference over the…