Gallot v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; B. I-I. Pavy, Judge. Action by Hermina Gallot, widow, prosecuted after her death by her heirs, against Allen McCoy. Judgment for "defendant dismissing the suit, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Hermina Gallot, widow of Isadore Erette, was the original plaintiff in this case. She died before the suit came to trial, her heirs have been made parties, and the suit was prosecuted to judgment in the district court. Plaintiff was an old, infirm, colored woman. She was unable to read and write. She owned the property described in the petition, and title to that property constitutes the subject-matter of this suit.
In the year 1906, the original plaintiff owed money to her merchant and others, which she was unable to pay. She sought the aid of defendant, who is a white man and -was a…
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