Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Chapman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 7, 1938No. 34662PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
Plaintiff brought this petitory action against the defendants and prayed to be decreed the owner of an undivided one-half interest in the South 26 acres of the NE% of the NE14, Sec. 18, T. 17, N. R. 4 W., in Bienville Parish.
The facts, in so far as they need to be stated, are:
The land involved was allotted in a partition to Mrs. Drilla Chapman in 1895. Mrs. Chapman died, leaving as her sole heirs two children, a daughter named Pat-tie and a son named J. D. Chapman, who inherited the land jointly. There is nothing to show that these heirs were ever formally recognized and put…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Board of Com'rs v. Concordia Land & Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Stockbridge v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Gamet's Estate v. LindnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Neal v. PitreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- St. Bernard Syndicate v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Johnston v. NanneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Banks v. YarboroughLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Fleckinger v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Heirs of Boagni v. ThorntonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Newman v. McClureLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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