Legal Opinion

Ervin v. Shelby's Heirs

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 2, 1920No. 23689PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action by Monroe E. Ervin against Heirs of David Shelby. Judgment for plaintiff was reversed in part on appeal, and plaintiff and others apply for a review and a reversal.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, C. J.

This is an application for the review and reversal of a judgment of the Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, reversing in part a judgment of the district court for the parish of Sabine. The relators are the person named in the title and two members of the Sateher family, sons and heirs of the late T. J. Sateher, to whom Er-vin sold SO acres of land constituting part of that the title to which is affected by the judgment complained of. The case as disclosed by the record is as follows:

The relator, Ervin, an old man and a negro, was married in 1876, or about that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lagrange v. BarreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
  2. Morris v. Executors of CainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
  3. Dalton v. WickliffeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
  4. City of New Orleans v. New Orleans Jockey ClubSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  5. Abston v. AbstonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Moore v. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions of Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930

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