Phelan v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; John Bachman Lee, Judge. Action by John A. Phelan against Mrs. Willie I. Wilson. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
The judgment of the district court in this case was based upon the conclusion reached by the district judge: First, that the plaintiff, Phelan, had no greater rights than his vendor, Nilson (State v. Reiss, 12 La. Ann. 166), and that he (the judge) was satisfied that plaintiff was merely a party interposed; and on the further ground that the property of which he sought to be decreed the owner had before its transfer to him been sold and delivered for a valuable, adequate consideration by an authentic, duly recorded act to a third party, who was in good faith and in actual…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Marbury v. ColbertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Morris v. Executors of CainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- McClintock v. LoisseauWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
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