Bellestri v. Clark

McCALEB, Justice.

Plaintiff instituted this suit for the quieting of his title to a large tract of land located in St. Charles Parish which he purchased on March 28, 1957 from Antoine L. Dufrene and his two daughters, who owned the property in indivisión. Prior to plaintiff’s acquisition, Dufrene had executed on January 28, 1955, an agreement to sell a portion of the tract to defendant, A. Grant Clark, for $4,000 cash, the act of sale to be passed within thirty days from the date of the contract. No act of sale between Du-frene and Clark was ever passed but, on March 11, 1955, Clark caused the…