Estrade v. Kaack
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from • Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. Action by John Estrade and others against John I-Ienry Kaack. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The action is petitory.
Plaintiffs, who are the heirs of the late Mrs. Pauline Jacquet, deceased wife of Joseph Estrade, brought this suit for the recovery of certain property in the possession of defendant.
They contend that the defendant is in possession in bad faith, as he had knowledge of the nullity of the title, and they ask for rents at $10 per month on the property since January, 1892, the date the defendant went into possession.
The defendant answers and insists that he has title, having acquired the property, he asserts, at public sale in the succession of Mrs. Pauline Estrade. He…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Succession of DumestreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Higginbotham v. DaigleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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