Legal Opinion
Denena v. Gemelli
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 12, 1917No. 21053PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Suit by Leon Denena against Joseph Gernelli. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Defendant prosecutes this appeal from a judgment condemning him to accept title to certain real estate which had been adjudicated to him at public auction. His reasons for refusing to accept the title, as stated in -the brief herein filed by his counsel, are:
“That the interest of Michael O’Keefe, one of the heirs of Michael O’Keefe, deceased (plaintiff’s author in title), had never been property or legally divested; that the proceedings No. 77975, which purported to be a partition of the said property among the several coheirs of Michael O’Keefe, were…
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