Legal Opinion

Louisiana Land & Immigration Co. v. Murff

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 24, 1916No. 20988PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier; J. N. Sandlin, Judge. Action by the Louisiana Land & Immigration Company and others against N. B. Murff and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.

O’NIELL, J.

[1] On the 30th of November, 1912, N. B. Murff, the defendant and appellee, sold a certain tract of land to W. A. Jones, one of the plaintiffs. The price was $17,008, of which $6,590.59 was paid in cash and the balance was represented by the purchaser’s three promissory notes for $3,-472.47 each, bearing interest at 7 per cent, from their date, and payable in one, two, and three years. Payment of the notes was secured by a mortgage and vendor’s lien reserved in the act of sale, which imported confession of judgment, authorized executory proceedings, and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. MichieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
  2. Whitney-Central Nat. Bank v. SinnottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  3. Hinrichs v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
  4. Succession of WeberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  5. C. Yale, Jr., & Co. v. HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1872

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Citizens' Bank of Columbia v. Bellamy Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  2. Jefferson v. GammSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  3. Holland v. BryanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  4. Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. BeckerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  5. Hope v. MadisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939

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