Singer Mfg. Co. v. Joel F. Johnson & Son
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of Madison; F. X. Ransdell, Judge. Action by the Singer Manufacturing Company against Joel F. Johnson & Son. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommeryille, J.
Edwin H. Bennett, now deceased, entered into a contract of sale, December 9, 1911, with defendants, Joel F. Johnson & Son, whereby defendants agreed to sell and convey to said Bennett, or to whomsoever he might nominate, certain designated tracts of lands in the parishes of Madison and Tensas, in this state, aggregating about 78,000 acres, at the price of $17.75 for each acre.
Plaintiff alleges that the executrix of the last will and testament of Edwin H. Bennett, April 4, 1912, transferred to it all the right and interest of the succession of the deceased, Bennett, in and to the contract just…
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- E. Sondheimer Co. v. Richland Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Tulane Educational Fund's Adm'es v. Baccich & De MontluzinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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