Hebert v. Succession of Vezoux

This is a suit for damages for the alleged breach of a contract to purchase certain real estate belonging to plaintiff. Fernand Vezoux had contracted to buy the property and, at the time of his death, had failed or refused to execute the agreement.

In deciding the case adversely to plaintiff, the trial court gave the following reasons:

“Of the defenses urged by the Succession, I need consider only that which is based on the fact that the title of Hebert to the property in question was subject to restrictions on the use and disposal of it, none of which was mentioned in the contract on which…