Life Ass'n of America v. Hall
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Fifth District Court, parish of Orleans. Rogers J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
The object of this suit is to compel the defendant to a specific performance, by 'complying with the terms upon which he agreed to purchase from the plaintiff the real estate described in the petition.
It is admitted by the defendant that he consented to buy the property, but he charges that plaintiff’s title is not such as he is bound to accept.
It appears that the real estate in question formed part of the assets of the community, once existing between John C. Stickney and his wife, which was dissolved by her death, she leaving a minor…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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