Legal Opinion

In re Douglas

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 15, 1889No. 10,283PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from the Civil District Court for tlio Parish of Orleans. Voorhies, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fenner, J.

Douglas, having become the purchaser of certain property at a tax sale made under the provisions of Act 82 of 1884, and having received a tax deed in conformity to said act, instituted these proceedings contradictorily with the former owner to bo put in possession of the property. Having recovered judgment and been put in possession, ho discovered that there were of record certain judicial mortgages on the property resulting from inscription of judgments against the former owner.

Section 5 of Act 82 provides that “ the recordation of the deed…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Davidson v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Springer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. McMillen v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  4. McCready v. Sexton & SonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  5. Keely v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1879

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chase v. TroutCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Castillo v. McConnicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. Larson v. DickeyNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Klumpp v. FontenotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  5. Veith v. VillavasoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929

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