Gonsoulin v. Sparrow
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Suit by Antoine Gonsoulin and another against Stephen Sparrow, in which Hypolite Sparrow filed an intervention. From judgment by the Court of Appeals affirming judgment for plaintiffs, defendants apply for writs of certiorari and review to the Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The plaintiff, Antoine Gonsou-lin, and Sidney L. Broussard have instituted-this suit against the defendant, Stephen *105Sparrow, to be recognized as the true and lawful owners of 20 arpents of land situated in the parish of Iberia.
Plaintiffs acquired 15 arpents of this land from Mrs. Vida Martin, wife of Dr. D. O. Labbe, and sole heir of James E. Martin, deceased, on July 18, 1917, for the consideration of $400, and the remaining 5 arpents on January 26, 1918, for the consideration of $60, but as the tract of land is described in the deed, “as the same land acquired by present vendor from Euzebe…
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