Legal Opinion

Nichols v. Bryan

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 26, 1917No. 21062PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Catahoula; Riley J. Wilson, Judge. Suit for partition by H. S. Nichols against Mrs. E. S. Bryan and others, wherein the Britton & Koontz Bank .filed opposition. From the judgment, there is an appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.

Mrs. Bryan and her emancipated son and two minor daughters being owners in indivisión of a plantation, one half to her and one half to them, the son brought suit against his said co-owners for a partition by licitation. There was judgment ordering the property to be sold for cash, and at the sale the son and two minors became the adjudicatees. Before the sale, the Britton & Koontz Bank filed a third opposition in the partition suit, claiming to have a mortgage upon Mrs. Bryan’s share of the property, which entitled it to take the proceeds of the sale of this share except in so far as Mrs.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Childs v. LockettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  2. Losee v. SautonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1872
  3. Snelling v. HowardThe Superior Court of New York City · 1868
  4. Haynes v. BreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1861

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Capital Bldg. Loan Ass'n v. Northern Ins. Co. of N.Y.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  2. Heath v. Suburban Building & Loan Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
  3. Bickham v. PittsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  4. In Re Union Cent. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  5. Frierson v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932

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