Succession of Lewis v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thos. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by the administratrix of Geo. W. Lewis and another against John H. Lewis. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
BREAUX, C. J.
Plaintiff, administratrix of the succession of the late George W. Lewis and wife, asks the court for judgment annulling and canceling a dation en paiement of a tract of land on the west side of the Mississippi river, within the limits of the city of New Orleans, made by her late mother, Mrs. Ellen S. Lewis, widow of George W. Lewis, both deceased, to the defendant, John I-I. Lewis.
The act is dated the 30th day of April, 1898, executed before W. H. Seymour, notary public.
The charge brought by plaintiff is that the defendant, John H. Lewis, acted in bad faith…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woodward v. ThomasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- Bach v. BallardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
- Executors of Carroll v. CastlemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Langley v. J. H. Burrows & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Berens v. DupreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
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