Hughes v. Edson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas F. Bell, Judge. Action by AV. J. Hughes and .others against J. A. Edson and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This was a jactitation suit, which has been converted into a petitory action by the defendant’s alleging title to the tract of land in controversy, to wit, the N. W. % of S. E. 14, section 15, township 20, range 15 W., in the parish of Caddo.
The plaintiffs and defendants trace their titles to Heilperin and Leonard, who made two conveyances of the tract in dispute, one to Tom Thomas in October, 1902, and the other to Benjamin F. Shaver in January, 1904.
Tom Thomas purchased the E. y% of N. E. and N. W. 14 of S. E. 14, section 15, township 20 N., range 15 W., for $3,288, represented by eight…
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