Woodfolk's Heirs v. Witkowski
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Carroll; Francis Xavier Rans-dell, Judge. Action by the heirs of W. W. Woodfolk against Adolph Witkowski and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
The present is a petitory action by plaintiffs against the defendants, in which they pray to be recognized as the owners of the Ashton plantation, in the parish of East Carroll, and condemning defendants to deliver possession of the same, with rents and revenues.
Incidental to the petitory action plaintiffs allege the radical nullity of certain tax proceedings and sales under which defendants claim, and certain judicial proceedings through which they claim. Defendants attempted to quiet their asserted tax titles.
In their petition they allege: That they are the owners of the property by…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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