Ellis v. Prevost
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF TUB SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH OF TERREBONNE, THE JUDGE OF THE FOURTH PRESIDING. This is a possessory action.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF TUB SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH OF TERREBONNE, THE JUDGE OF THE FOURTH PRESIDING. This is a possessory action. The plaintiff alleges he is the owner of a tract of land lying and fronting on both sides of the bayou Caillon, in the parish of Terrebonne, containing one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three superficial arpents, more or less, with specific boundaries which he sets out; and which he acquired by purchase from John Hutchins, by notarial act, passed on the 28th June, 1836. That this tract is part of a larger one, confirmed by congress, in the…
1Opinion of the CourtRost, J.
This is a possessory action. The defendants have pleaded the general issue, and the possession of one year as owners. The case was tried by a jury, who gave a verdict in favor of the defendants, and after an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a new trial, the plaintiff appealed.
The plaintiff claims possession of the land, under a sale by notarial act, made to him in 1836, by a person who himself purchased the land in 1829, and who since occupied and cultivated a part of it, for more than one year. The plaintiff has never resided upon the land, and has abandoned the improvement made by his vendor.…
2Cited by37 opinions
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- Loeblich v. GarnierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Ashley Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Ellis v. PrevostSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
- Liles v. PittsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
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