Webster v. Howcott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Taylor Webster and others against W. H. Howcott and the Aztec Land Company, Limited. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The plaintiffs in this suit are Taylor Webster and Jane Webster, heirs of Daniel Webster, who died in the city of New Orleans in January, 1884. Plaintiffs are also heirs of Susan, wife of Daniel Webster, who died some time prior to the year 1895.
Daniel Webster at the time of his death owned two squares of ground of but little value located in the rear portion of the city of New Orleans. In 1884 these squares were assessed in the name of Daniel Webster for state taxation at a valuation of $200 eách, and were adjudicated to the state of Louisiana in 1885. The formal deeds to the state were…
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