Levy v. Levy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Herman Levy against Ella Levy and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The property in dispute, consisting of a house and lot, belonged to the community of acquets and gains which existed between the grandparents of the litigants. At the death of the grandfather, in 1876, the grandmother became the absolute owner of one undivided half of it and usufructuary of' the other half, and her two sons, A. and L. Levy, the fathers of the litigants, inherited the naked ownership of this other half.
On the 12th of June, 1890, the property was adjudicated at tax sale to one Fabacher. On the 20th of July of the following year,. 1891, plaintiff bought it from Fabacher, and, in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Levy v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Levy v. RichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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