Legal Opinion
In re Aztec Land Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 31, 1920No. 23913PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Proceedings by the Aztec Land Company, Limited, for confirmation of title to certain lands sold for taxes, -wherein John E. Dupuy and others petition for injunction to restrain the sheriff from placing petitioner in possession. Judgment for John E. Dupuy was reversed, and upon his death Mrs. A. Dupuy and others, his widow and heirs, apply for certiorari and writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
On May 24, 1904, the Aztec Land Company, Limited, filed in the civil district court for the parish of Orleans a proceeding, praying for the confirmation of its title, and that it be sent into possession of property described as follows:
“Four certain lots of ground and improvements thereon; in the Second district of the city of New Orleans, La., in square No. 469, bounded by Bayou St. John, Dumaine, St. Philip and Genois streets; said lots measure 121 feet front on Bayou St. John by 150 feet in depth. * * * ”
It alleged that it had acquired said property from .the state auditor on October 20,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- De Brueys v. BurnsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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