United States Daughters of 1812—Chalmette Chapter v. Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

LEMMON, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether plaintiff corporation, who obtained as seller in an act of sale the right to use the lower floor of a particular building for the duration of its corporate existence, loses that right by the expiration of 30 years.

In 1921 the State of Louisiana acquired from plaintiff a building in New Orleans known as the Jackson' House. As partial consideration for the sale plaintiff was given the use of the ground floor of the Jackson House for its meetings and for the exhibition of historic objects.1

*942Plaintiff used the premises without interruption until…