Richardson v. Scott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This-is a possessory action. The plaintiff is the widow of R. D. Richardson, deceased, and claims the possession of the plantation and slaves, on which her husband died, and of which she alleges she had the possession, until forcibly ejected by the defendants. The defendants filed separate answers; both denying possession to be in the plaintiff.
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APPEAL PROM THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This-is a possessory action. The plaintiff is the widow of R. D. Richardson, deceased, and claims the possession of the plantation and slaves, on which her husband died, and of which she alleges she had the possession, until forcibly ejected by the defendants. The defendants filed separate answers; both denying possession to be in the plaintiff. Scott pleaded actual possession of the disputed premises; and Hook pleaded that he was in possession of them as Scott’s agent.
1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.
This is a possessory action, commenced by the plaintiff, in her own right, and as natural tutrix of her children, who are minors, to recover possession of a certain plantation or tract of land, and slaves thereon, &c., situated in the parish of Ouachita, from which the petitioner alleges that she had been wrongfully and forcibly ousted or removed by the defendants.
They separated in their answers; the right of possession in the plaintiff is denied by both; Scott pleads legal and actual possession in himself at the time of instituting the present action; and Hook alleges that he obtained…
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