Legal Opinion

Willis v. Peet

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1874No. 5078PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, parish of Tensas. Hough, J.

1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.

Plaintiff seeks to annul a judgment rendered in favor of Peet against the succession of Thomas J. Buck.

Peet is a citizen of the State of Mississippi, and is sought to be brought into court through a curator ad hoe. The succession of Buck has not been made a party. This was necessary. We can not annul a judgment unless all the parties to it are cited.

Plaintiff asks also for damages against the defendant for slander of title, but as this demand could only arise in case the judgment attacked should be declared a nullity, and as we have come to the conclusion that the suit to annul the judgment…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cornish v. ChaneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
  2. Kinney v. OwensWyoming Supreme Court · 1907
  3. O'Sullivan v. KnopLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1940

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