Rivas v. Hunstock
Supreme Court of Louisiana
This was an action before the District Court of East Baton Rouge, by Francis and Zenon Rivas, to recover two-thirds of a tract of land about nine miles below the town of Baton Rouge, of from twelve to thirteen arpens front on the Mississippi river, which they allege originally belonged to their grandfather, and on the partition of his estate fell to the share of their father, by whose death it descended to them, in common with their sister, Virginia Rivas.
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This was an action before the District Court of East Baton Rouge, by Francis and Zenon Rivas, to recover two-thirds of a tract of land about nine miles below the town of Baton Rouge, of from twelve to thirteen arpens front on the Mississippi river, which they allege originally belonged to their grandfather, and on the partition of his estate fell to the share of their father, by whose death it descended to them, in common with their sister, Virginia Rivas. They prayed that they might be declared to be the lawful owners of two-thirds of the tract, that they might have possession thereof, for…
1Opinion of the CourtMoRphy, J.
This was a petitory action decided by this court in favor of the plaintiffs, in March, 1839. The report of the case contains a full statement of all the pleadings and facts relative to the question of title. 13 La. 172. That judgment decrees to the petitioners two undivided thirds of the tract of land described in their petition, and in the defendant Bernard’s possession, and remands the case to the District Court “ to make a partition thereof according to law, and to ascertain and establish the value of the improvements made by Bernard on the premises, and his claim against the parties…
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