Saint v. Martel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; W. P. Martin, Judge ad hoc. Action by Percy Saint against J. Sully Martel. , Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
It is heyond dispute that defendant acquired from Arnaudet, Houssiere, and Latreille one-half of one-fifth interest in their lands in the Jennings Oil Field, and that, at his repeated and urgent solicitation, Brown | finally agreed to buy one-tenth of the interest so acquired, which defendant then seemed to think, and so represented, was one-fifth, instead of one-half of one-fifth. Thus J. Clifford Brown (son of Jas. B. Brown), examined under commission, gives the following testimony:
“I am very familiar with the sale. I was there frequently when this sale was being talked of…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hamilton v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- State ex rel. Watkins v. North American Land & Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Mirandona v. BurgSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Gauche v. Metropolitan Bldg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Barrett v. HardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871