Winn v. Strickland
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis; A. M. Bar-be, Judge. Action by Hezekiah Winn against Mrs. Dorothy Strickland. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
Plaintiff sued to have decreed null, as a mere simulation, a sale that he had made to defendant of the undivided half of a tract of land containing 367.37 acres.in Jefferson Davis parish. He prayed, in the alternative, and in the event the sale *117should be declared valid, that he he given judgment for the purchase price, $5,000, with interest, and with recognition of the vendor’s lien on the property; and in that event, he prayed that the usufruct or life estate which he had reserved in the sale should be also recognized. He prayed also for judgment for a large sum as damages.
Plaintiff alleged…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Whiteside v. Lafayette Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Holt v. Board of Liquidators of Hart & HébertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
3Cited by2 opinions
- Winn v. StricklandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Winn v. StricklandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921