Legal Opinion

Pitre v. Pitre

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 24, 1964No. 1071PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff brings this suit against her former husband to annul, on the grounds of lesion and fraud, a partition of community property between them. The district court rendered judgment voiding the partition for lesion. The defendant appeals.

The general principles of law involved are:

LSA-C.C. Art. 1860 defines lesion as:

“Lesion is the injury suffered by one who does not receive a full equivalent for what he gives in a commutative contract. The remedy given for this injury, is founded on its being the effect of implied error or imposition; for, in every commutative contract,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Beatty v. ViningLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Pitre v. PitreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
  2. Bolin Farms v. American Cotton Shippers AssociationDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1974
  3. Bedwell v. BedwellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. Steadman v. SteadmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. Joy v. JoyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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