Lowry v. Erwin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the District Court of Madison, Curry, J. The plaintiff', as curator of the vacant succession of Alexander McNeil, alleges, that the deceased owned and was in possession of a. tract of land in the parish of Madison, with certain slaves, of the value of $100,000, producing an annual revenue of $25,000; and that the defendant fraudulently and collusively possessed himself thereof, and refuses to deliver up the same.
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Appeal from the District Court of Madison, Curry, J. The plaintiff', as curator of the vacant succession of Alexander McNeil, alleges, that the deceased owned and was in possession of a. tract of land in the parish of Madison, with certain slaves, of the value of $100,000, producing an annual revenue of $25,000; and that the defendant fraudulently and collusively possessed himself thereof, and refuses to deliver up the same. The curator prays, that the succession of McNeil may be decreed to be the owner, and be put in possession of the property and the improvements thereon, and that the…
1Opinion of the CourtGarland, J.
The plaintiff, as curator of the vacant estate of *197Alexander McNeil deceased, alleges, that at his decease, he (McNeil) was the owner, and possessor of a tract of land, with a stock of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, and aratory utensils attached thereto ; that said land is cultivated as a cotton plantation, to which there is attached, a large number of valuable slaves named in the petition, all of which are of the value of one hundred thousand dollars, and produce an annual revepue of $25,000. He charges, that the defendant, in the month of July, 1840, sinee the death of said Alexander…
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