Massey v. Hackett

This is a petitory action, in which the plaintiff claims the ownership of a certain square of ground situated in the city of New Orleans, bounded by Common, Gravier, St. Adeline and St. Magdeline streets. He alleges that a certain tract of land, divided into squares, was seized under several executions and sold by the Sheriff, as the property of Jean Gh'aaier, on the 29th of January, 1825, said squares being designated by numbers according to a plan thereof which was then exhibited by the Sheriff; that the square in question, known and described as number nine, was adjudicated to Howan’d…