Brott v. New Orleans Land Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans ; Porter Parker, Judge. Action by Robert R. Brott and others against New Orleans Land Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs and an intervener, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
This is a petitory action, in which the plaintiffs and an intervener, being the widow and heirs of George F. Brott, deceased, claim title to fractional sections 15, 21, and 22, in township 12 south, range 11 east. The land, being in the corporate limits of the city of New Orleans, is also described as city blocks or squares, according to a map of that part of the city.
George -F. Brott acquired title to the fractional section 21, containing 97.48 acres, by patent from the state of Louisiana, dated the 27th of April, 1874, and bought the fractional sections 15 and 22, containing 101.82 acres,…
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