Legal Opinion

Cosey v. Cosey

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 1, 1979No. 63644PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

376 So.2d 486 (1979)

Sidney COSEY, Jr.

v.

Lillian Jonpierre Tyler COSEY.

No. 63644.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 21, 1979.

On Rehearing November 1, 1979.

Ernest G. Drake, Jr., Pierson, Drake & Scott, Ponchatoula, for plaintiff-applicant.

Iddo Pittman, Jr., Pittman & Matheny, Hammond, for defendant-respondent.

CALOGERO, Justice.[*]

This litigation involves a contest over the ownership of eleven acres of land in Tangipahoa Parish.[1] Plaintiff, Sidney Cosey, Jr., is the only child and sole heir of Sidney Cosey, Sr. and the latter's first wife, Hattie Harris Cosey. Defendant is Sidney Cosey, Sr.'s…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Boudreaux v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. Ceromi v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  4. Succession of DasteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  5. Miles v. MilesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. PetterwaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. Mitchell v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  3. Feazel v. FeazelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. Brumfield v. BrumfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. Levine v. First Nat. Bank of CommerceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005

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