Legal Opinion

Pearce v. Haas

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 30, 1908No. 17,126PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; Wilbur Eisk Blackman, Judge. Action by Edward W. Pearce and others against Samuel Haas and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal, and defendants move to dismiss the same.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

This suit was brought by Edward W. Pearce, C. Oscar Pearce, and other heirs of Mrs. C. L. Pearce to recover certain real estate sold in the succession of their grandfather. There was judgment in favor of the defendants on their plea of estoppel based on allegations that the said Mrs. C. L. Pearce had consented to the succession-sale and had subsequently sold her entire interest in the succession, including the land in dispute, to John A. Haas, one of the defendants.

Plaintiffs asked for and were -granted a devolutive appeal and the bond was fixed at §100. Edward W. Pearce as principal, and C.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Barrow v. ClackSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Terrebonne v. CheramieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. Zavaglia v. NotarbartoloSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
  3. Greco v. MillanoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1916

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