Knapp v. Dupont
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; H. M. Wallis, Jr., Judge. Action by Arthur Knapp against A. M. Dupont and another. From a judgment ordering partition by licitation of land alleged owned jointly and the division of the proceeds, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
Defendants appeal from a judgment ordering a partition of a tract of land, or two adjacent tracts, alleged by plaintiff to be owned by him and defendants jointly. The partition was ordered to be made by licitation; that is, by a sale of the property at public auction and a division of the proceeds.
Answering the appeal, plaintiff prays that, the judgment be amended by condemning the defendants to pay all court costs, instead of taxing each party for his proportion of the costs.
■ In his petition plaintiff claimed a third interest in the land, having bought it from *493W. B. McCormick, who had…
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