Serapurn v. La Croix
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from, the court of the parish and . city of New-Orleans. The plaintiff, having obtained a judgment against her mother and guardian for her portion of her father’s estate, sought to satisfy the same, by the seizure and sale of a house and lot, which her mother had purchased after the death of her father, and subsequently sold to the defendant.
Read the full summary
Appeal from, the court of the parish and . city of New-Orleans. The plaintiff, having obtained a judgment against her mother and guardian for her portion of her father’s estate, sought to satisfy the same, by the seizure and sale of a house and lot, which her mother had purchased after the death of her father, and subsequently sold to the defendant. It was proved, that the father of the plaintiffleft a considerable property, and that the mother administered on the estate of her children. The defence set up was, that the purchase money, paid by the defendant for the house and lot in…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The plaintiff seeks to obtain satisfaction of a judgment against her mother and tutrix, by the seizure and sale of a house and lot, purchased from the latter by the defendant.
He resisted her intentions, under a legal subro'gation to the right of the mother’s vendor, to whom he alleges he has paid six thousand dollars, the balance of the consideration of the sale from this vendor to the plaintiff’s mother. The plaintiff contends, this sum was paid by the defendant to her mother, as the consideration of the sale between her and himj and that he did not pay her mother’s vendor, but on the…
2Cited by13 opinions
- W. K. Henderson Iron Works & Supply Co. v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Hopkins v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Brassac v. DucrosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1843
- Roberts v. WardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
- Abbeville Rice Mill, Ltd. v. ShambaughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.