Hollingsworth v. Caldwell

LAND, Justice.

On August 24, 1938, Guy Hollingsworth filed a petition in the Fourth Judicial District Court for partition of property owned in indivisión by him and the defendants. Pursuant to the prayer of the petition, experts appointed by the court reported that the property was not divisible in kind, and inventoried and appraised same at the sum of $2,628.50. Plaintiff prayed for judgment decreeing a partition by licitation; that the sale be made clear of all mortgages, liens and privileges by the Sheriff of Ouachita Parish to the last and highest bidder for cash, in order to effect the…