Hughes v. Heirs of Cain

SARTAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal by a group of defendants, collectively identified herein as the heirs of Genia Cain, who have contested this action, which is a suit for the partition by licitation of certain real property situated in the Parish of St. Helena. These defendants are owners in common with the plaintiff, Elmer Eugene Hughes, of real property described as follows:

“That certain property situated, lying and being in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, known as the ‘Shade and Genia Cain Place’, and more particularly described as 185 acres, more or less, being all of Headright thirty-eight…