Legal Opinion
Sitges v. St. Bernard Syndicate
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 2, 1929No. 29814PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The ultimate question to be decided in this case is whether or not the plaintiffs are entitled to recover an amount which was paid to redeem the defendant’s lands from a tax adjudication to the state, and, if entitled to a judgment, whether the same should be in personem or in rem against the land redeemed.
It is admitted that the lands were adjudicated to the state for delinquent taxes assessed in the name of the defendant as owner, and that plaintiffs redeemed the land and obtained a redemption certificate in favor of •the owner by paying into the state treasury the amount of the taxes of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Abbott v. HealdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- St. Bernard Syndicate v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Timken v. Wisner Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
3Cited by5 opinions
- Baker v. DusonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Federal Land Bank of New Orleans v. JordanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- Lovell v. Dulac Cypress Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Sapphire Land Co. v. Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State ex rel. Sitges v. Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs Drainage Dist.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953