Legal Opinion
Scott v. Briscoe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 15, 1884No. 9130PublishedCited by 7 opinions
APPEAL from the Eighth District Court, Parish of Madison. Delowy, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Fenner, J.
Upon the death of Robert M. Scott, his son, the present plaintiff, qualified as administrator in March, 1873.
In June, 1873, the plaintiff, together with all the other heirs of R. M. Scott, borrowed from the defendant, T. Warren Briscoe, who was then a minor and under the tutorship of the very plaintiff, $5000, and secured the same by mortgage upon the Scotland plantation belonging to R. M. Scott’s succession.
Subsequently, Briscoe brought suit and recovered judgment against the heirs with recognition of the mortgage, under which the Scotland…
2Cited by7 opinions
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- Barton v. BurbankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Barnsdall Oil Co. v. ApplegateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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