Legal Opinion
Buillard v. Davis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 27, 1936No. 33331PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
This is a petitory action to recover all of that portion of Sec. 19, Tp. 17 S., R. 11 E., lying east of Doctor’s Bayou in St. Mary parish, La., containing 1218.75 acres.
Plaintiffs claim title by inheritance from their ancestors, Francois Gonsoulin and his wife, Marie Celeste de la Gautrais, who died in 1819' and 1830, respectively, and also from four of their children, namely, Marie Ann PouPonne Gonsoulin, deceased wife of Sebastain Castello, Margaret Adelaide Gonsoulin, deceased wife of Henry Greigg, Celestine Gonsoulin, and Clair St. Clair Gonsoulin.
The defendants claim…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- McCall v. IrionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
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- Brashear v. ConnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Quarles v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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