Lepine v. Marrero
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Case Certified from Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by Felicien Lepine against L. H. Marrero, sheriff, and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Case certified from the Court of Appeals by the judges applying for instructions.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Plaintiff’s home was seized as if still belonging to his vendor, although he held it by a cash deed duly recorded. The deed, however, was signed by the vendor alone; and upon that circumstance the seizing creditor relied in making his seizure. Plaintiff has enjoined the seizure; and the question presented is: Whether the recordation of a cash deed to real estate signed by the vendor alone will effect a registry of the sale as against third persons. Finding that this question had been decided in the negative by this court in the recent ease of Hutchinson v. Rice, 109 La. 29, 33 South. 57,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Douglass v. County of PikeSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Allen, West & Bush v. WhetstoneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Levy v. HitscheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Hutchinson v. RiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
3Cited by10 opinions
- Miami Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Garrett v. Pioneer Production Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Beard v. NunnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Saunders v. BoldenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Cerami v. HaasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
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