Legal Opinion
Thibaut v. Thibaut
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 23, 1981No. 14367PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Judge.
This is a suit for partition by licitation of seven plantations1 located in three parishes.
We held in a previous hearing (346 So.2d 809) that venue was proper in the trial court.
Defendants, some of the co-owners, appealed from the judgment ordering the partition by licitation.
The issues are the applicability of LSA-R.S. 31:1782 and the sufficiency of evidence required for partition by licitation.
Plaintiffs introduced evidence that a plaintiff owning 80/900 of the properties had donated an 8.88 percent mineral interest to her grandchildren. The mineral interest burdened all but…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Raceland Bank & Trust Co. v. ToupsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Gulf Refining Co. v. HayneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Sellwood v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Thibaut v. ThibautLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Patrick v. JohnstoneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Thibaut v. ThibautSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982