Belcher & Creswell v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by Belcher & Creswell against Willie Johnson. A judgment for defendant was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, and plaintiffs apply for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Briefly stated, the facts are as follows:
Willie Johnson having sold a tract of land to W. C. Agurs for less than one-half its value, the plaintiffs, Belcher & Creswell, who are the judgment creditors, brought suit for the difference between the value of the land and the price at which it was sold to Agurs. Plaintiffs, in their suit, in the alternative ask that the sale be rescinded. The property was sold to Agurs by Johnson on the 23d day of March, 1901.
Plaintiffs became the creditors of Willie Johnson subsequent to the time the sale in question was made. Johnson has no other property out of…
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