Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Byrd
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 7, 1956No. 42239PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
By an instrument dated July 7, 1939 and which recited a cash consideration of $3,000 Floyd P. Byrd purportedly conveyed to his brother, Andrew M. Byrd, three separate tracts of land in Washington Parish, they comprising respectively (1) 17 acres, (2) 8.65 acres and (3) • an undivided 187i2 interest in 137 acres.
Floyd P. Byrd died intestate on September 25, 1951, being survived by his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Mason Byrd, but by no ascendants or descendants. Thereafter his widow brought this suit against Andrew M. Byrd praying for a judgment annulling and cancelling the mentioned…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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