Griffith v. Miner
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE THIRD PRESIDING. The plaintiffs instituted suit against Stephen Miner, in his life-time, for the recovery of three hundred and ten arpents of land, situated in the parish of Concordia, which they allege, the wife of the plaintiff, formerly Eliza A. Walker, inherited from her mother, Ann B. Walker, deceased, late widow of Peter Walker.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE THIRD PRESIDING. The plaintiffs instituted suit against Stephen Miner, in his life-time, for the recovery of three hundred and ten arpents of land, situated in the parish of Concordia, which they allege, the wife of the plaintiff, formerly Eliza A. Walker, inherited from her mother, Ann B. Walker, deceased, late widow of Peter Walker. They allege, that said tract of land was confirmed to said Ann B. Walker, in her own right, by a requette, dated 15th September, 1802, by J. Vidal, then commandant of the post of Concordia,…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The plaintiffs and appellees in this case, have prayed, that the appeal be dismissed, on the following grounds :
1. That the transcript had not been filed on the first day of the term, which was the return day thereof.
2. That the clerk’s certificate is insufficient.
3. That an important document, viz: the answer of the defendant is missing, and made no part of the record.
The appeal was made returnable on the first Monday of October, 1834. On that day none of the judges attended. The roads were so much obstructed by the fallen timber, occasioned by the late storm, that rendered an attendance on…
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- Succession of HardestySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1870