Puritan Co. v. Clarkson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; W. T. Cunningham, Judge. Action by the Puritan Company against J. P. Clarkson and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Clarkson appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
This is an action to test title to a tract of land, described as the N. E. % of S. E. % of section 22, township 12 N., range 8 W., containing 40 acres, in Red River parish. It was ■ unimproved woodland, which had not been actually occupied by any one when the suit was tried.
Plaintiff holds title,' through mesne conveyances, from W. H. Howcott, who acquired title from the state by patent No. 6159, dated the 7th of November, 1898. The defendant Clarkson claims title by virtue of a sale made to him by the tax collector of Red River parish, of date the 24th of May, 1887, for taxes of 1886,…
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