Heard v. Blanks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita; J. P. Madison, Judge. Action by I-I. C. Heard, administratrix, against Robert B. Blanks, Jr. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita; J. P. Madison, Judge. Action by I-I. C. Heard, administratrix, against Robert B. Blanks, Jr. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The administratrix of the succession of S. H. Heard (and his widow in community) instituted the present action to set aside a sale made by him of certain property on the ground of lesion, and on the further ground that at the time of the sale the vendor was notoriously insane. The district court rejected plaintiff’s demand, and plaintiff appealed. On appeal the judgment appealed from is…
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
Plaintiff is the widow of Stephen I-I. Heard and administratrix of his succession. She alleged that her husband died in August, 1907; that during the six months prior to his death he was mentally insane, and his insanity was so notorious and pronounced as to be plainly noticeable to all who came in contact or engaged in conversation with him; that during the early part of June, 1907, his insanity, becoming plainly pronounced, a menace to the peace of the community, to the lives of other people, and more particularly petitioner and other members of his family,…
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