Legal Opinion
McGill v. McGill
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 15, 1849PublishedCited by 8 opinions
from the District Court of Tensas, Selby, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The judgment of the court (Slidell, J. not sitting,) was pronounced by
Eustis, C. J.
This is a’petitory action for the recovery of a certain tract of land situated in the parish of Tensas, in the possession of the defendant Penelope WleGill. The defence was made by Edward Sparrow, the curator of the succession of Ducker, deceased, from whom Penelope McGill purchased, and who was cited in warranty to defend the suit. The plaintiff had judgment in the District Court, and the curator has appealed.
Washington purehased the land in 1833 from the government, and took the usual duplicate receipts for…
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- Brush v. WareSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
- Lott v. PrudhommeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
- Guidry v. WoodsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
3Cited by8 opinions
- McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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- Breaux-Renoudet Cypress Lumber Co. v. ShadelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Muntz v. Algiers & G. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Trumbull v. SampleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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