Legal Opinion

Ware v. Couvillion

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 14, 1904No. 14,966PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Third Circuit. .Action by James Ware against C. P. Couvillion. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, and defendant brings certiorari or writ of review.

1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.

Plaintiff brought suit to rescind a sale made by him to defendant of a tract of land containing about 75 acres, situated in the parish of Avoyelles. He sets forth his cause of action by means of the following allegations, to wit:

“The consideration of the sale was $200. Your petitioner avers that the true and real value of the said property was $1,500; * * * that he sold his said property for this inadequate consideration through error, and without knowledge of its real value, superinduced by the representation of the defendant that the same was swamp land, while in truth it was good,…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Black v. Louisiana Cent. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
  2. D. H. Holmes Co. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  3. Foley v. National Life Accident Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  4. Washington v. Holmes Barnes, LimitedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  5. Rodriguez v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928

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