Hamilton v. Rickerson

HIGGINS, Justice.

Plaintiff, as owner, in possession of a house and lot in South Highlands subdivision, in the city of Shreveport, brought this action against G. W. Rickerson, a nonresident, for the purpose of removing an apparent cloud from the title to the property.

The defendant was cited through a curator ad hoc, who filed an answer, averring that the sheriff’s deed, resulting from a foreclosure proceeding against the defendant, was defective and the validity of the sale incurable by prescription, because the judge failed to sign the order for executory process, which renders the sale an…