Franklin v. Sewall
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by Nancy Franklin against John A. Sewall. Judgment for defendant was reversed by the Court of Appeal, and defendant applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
Plaintiff brought this suit before the district court of Caddo parish for a judgment decreeing that an act of sale from her to defendant, Sewall, of date January 5, 1899, is an act of mortgage; and she asks to have it canceled and erased from the records on her paying to Mr. Sewall, the defendant, the debt and interest in the deed, as the price.
Statement of the Case.
Plaintiff, after setting up her claim to the land in dispute, avers that she is an ignorant colored woman, unable to read or write, and that she borrowed from thé defendant $150, and intended to secure the payment of same by…
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