Thompson v. Whitbeck

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.

The plaintiff brings the petitory action for land acquired under the sheriff’s deed, made in the suit of Thompson vs. Heirs of Ford, No. 3782 of the docket of the District Court, parish of Bossier. The petition traces Ford’s title to Mrs. Whitbeck, one of the defendants; avers she and her husband are in wrongful possession, and plaintiff prays for judgment decreeing his ownership and that he be put in possession.

The defendant answered, and with the general issue averred that Mrs. Whitbeck was the owner in possession; that Ford, under whom…