Bayly v. Becnel

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Pociils, J.

This ease has already been before us, and it was remanded for a_second trial on issues left doubtful by the evidence.

As the points in controversy are numerous and complicated, the following statement of the principal issues and of the salient facts in the cause will facilitate a proper understandingpf the final conclusions on which we propose to rest our decision.

In 1870, the plantation which is the primeval cause of tliis controversy, was owned in indivisión and in equal shares by the defendant, M. A. Becnel, andjby thej succession of his…