Manning v. Shaw
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Third Judicial. District Court, Parish of Claiborne; J. E. Reynolds, Judge. Action by Frank Manning against G. Wash Shaw. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.
Plaintiff sues to be recognized as owner of a tract of land which he purchased from defendant by parol agreement. He alleges that he is in possession of the property, and has been in possession since the date of the agreement, and he annexes to his petition interrogatories on facts and articles, which were ordered to be answered by defendant orally in open court at a time fixed.
A copy of the minute entries, found in the record, shows that the interrogatories were propounded to, and answered by, defendant in open court, pursuant to the order of the judge. The minutes of court further show that…
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