Copley v. Flint & Cox
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE SEVENTH DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH. O? OUACHITA. This is an action for the rescission of the sale of a tract of land, on account of lesion beyond moiety.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE SEVENTH DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH. O? OUACHITA. This is an action for the rescission of the sale of a tract of land, on account of lesion beyond moiety. The plaintiff alleges he sold a tract of two thousand, acres of land, situated in the parish of Ouachita, to the defendant, Flint, for the ... . . . , , . .. sum. and price of one thousand two hundred and seventy dollars, when, in fact, it was worth ten thousand dollars, and that he was imposed on, and induced by said Flint to take this small price, when the latter knew, at the same time, it was worth more than…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
*384This is an action by the vendor to rescind the sale of a a tract of land, on the ground of lesion beyond one half of its just value. It was at first brought against the purchaser alone, but afterwards his vendee was made a party. It appears that the land formerly belonged to Cox, one of the defendants, and was sold at a forced sale, in pursuance of an ordinance of the police jury of the parish of Ouachita, and that the plaintiff became the purchaser, for two hundred and seventy dollars ; that shortly afterwards, the defendant Flint, bought it of the plaintiff for one thousand two hundred and…
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