Landry v. Hawkins

ELLIOTT, Judge.

Mrs. Leah Landry, widow of Francois V. Comeaux, sold and delivered to Edwin J. Hawkins a certain tract of land with the buildings and improvements thereon. The act of sale bearing date, December 30, 1918, was passed before J. Gilbert St. Julian, notary public, and we will, for the purpose of our decision, assume that it was duly recorded in the mortgage and conveyance books. The price, $1,400, was represented by a note for the amount payable in twenty annual installments of $70 each. The vendor’s privilege and a special mortgage were retained on the property by the seller and…