Richardson v. Dinkgrave

Buckner, tutor, was a mortgage creditor of the late J. T. Richardson. So was J. Frank Pargoud. Buckner foreclosed his mortgage. Pargoud bought the property — the Ingleside plantation. This on the fifth September, 1868. On the twelfth November, 1868, Pargoud addressed to the plaintiff the following note:

*652“Lower Plantation, November 12, 1868.

“ Dear Madam — When I purchased the property known as Ingleside Plantation, and belonging to the late J. N. T. Richardson, your husband, I had no other intention but to secure what he owed me. Therefore I take pleasure in informing you that if at once the…