Ball v. City of New Orleans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Monroe, J.

This is a petitory action, brought by the heirs of Joseph Bilgery, fon the recovery of twelve lots of ground in New Orleans, with the buildings thereon, known as the Second Street Market, together with certain rents and revenues. The defendants were the City of New Orleans, and its lessee, the New Orleans Contracting Company, Limited, but the contractor, having disclosed its lefesor, was dismissed from the case, and the only defendant now before the court is the City of New Orleans, who pleads the prescription of one, two, three, five and ten…