Maisonneuve v. Martin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Martin; James Simon, Judge. Petitory action by Jean Baptiste Maisonneuve and others against Francis K. Martin and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
This is a petitory action for about 35 arpents ,of land. There was judgment-for the plaintiffs, and the defend*940ants, Francis E. Martin and George Smith, have appealed.
They bought the land from H. & C. Newman, on the 31st of December, 1914. The 'Newmans had bought it, with four other tracts of land, at a sheriff’s sale, dated the 24th of April, 1909, made in foreclosure of a mortgage against Joseph Pellerin. He had bought the land in dispute from Godfroid Pellerin, on the 17th of December, 1903, for $2,300. Only $200 of the price was paid in cash. The balance was represented by four promissory…
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