Ranney v. Burthe

Merrick, O. J.

The facts of this case are correctly stated in appellant’s brief, from which we copy with some slight variations.

“ This case originates out of the claims of the present proprietor of real estate situated within the Second Draining section, to recover from his vendor the amount of the Draining Tax assessed upon his property and paid by him to the New Orleans Draining Company.

“ The vendor of plaintiff, to whose rights of warranty the latter is subrogated, acquired from D. F. Burthe, the defendant’s ancestor, on the 28th of May, 1847, a certain number of lots within the Second…