Wood v. Martin

This is a petitory action. Plaintiff contends that the deed upon which he relies for title is a valid deed, transferring the property in question to him and, in the alternative, if it is not good as a deed, it is valid and binding as a donation inter vivos.

After spending much time reviewing the law applicable to the facts in this case, we discovered that although the documents alleged upon by plaintiff for a chain of title were offered in evidence in the lower court, upon request of counsel for plaintiff they were withdrawn and plaintiff was given the privilege of substituting certified…