Clapham v. Clayton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Concordia; John Stirling Boatner, Judge. Action by William C. Clapham and others against James L. Clayton and another. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On December 26, 1904, the Panola Company, Limited, sold to the three plaintiffs, the Indian Village plantation, situated in the parish of Concordia, for the price of $30,000, of which the sum of $12,000 was paid in cash and the balance was represented by notes of the purchasers. The plantation was described in the deed as containing 1,-794.19 acres, more or less. The sale was made with full warranty, except that the vendor did not warrant the title “to a small part of the said Indian Village plantation claimed by Clayton, and that part granted by a former owner as a right of way to the…
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