Legal Opinion

Richards v. Nylka Land Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 27, 1918No. 21193PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Apipeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Proceeding by Mrs. Edward Richards against Nylka Land Company, Limited, to redeem land from a tax sale. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.

At a public tax sale, on August 2, 1910, the treasurer of the city of New Orleans adjudicated to defendant a certain lot of ground with improvements thereon for the unpaid city taxes of the year 1908. Within the time prescribed by law plaintiff offered and attempted to redeem the property by tendering to defendant the amount of .taxes, costs, interest, and penalties to which it was entitled, but the latter refused to accept the tender, and the only ground now urged on appeal to justify such refusal is that plaintiff had no right whatever to redeem said property either as owner, legatee,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bentley v. CavallierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gamet's Estate v. LindnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  2. In re BerryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  3. Hayes v. FridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  4. Hebert v. HollierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007

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