Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Doucet
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1958No. 43268PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
This is an appeal by two of three defendants from a judgment of the district court recognizing plaintiff Olivia Broussard to be the true and lawful owner of 20 arpents of land and decreeing certain sales and transfers relied upon by defendants to be null, vo^d, and of no legal effect.
Plaintiff alleges, among other things, that her transfer to the defendant Rene Doucet, although in the form of an exchange, was in truth and in fact a donation and was void as a donation omnium bo-norum.
So far as may be pertinent, the facts are these: On December 15, 1950, Olivia Broussard…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Lagrange v. BarreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
- Martin v. FullerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Board of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. ShushanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Welch v. Forest Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
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