Legal Opinion

Johnston v. Burton

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 30, 1942No. 36760PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCALEB, Justice.

On February 18, 1933 the defendant, William T. Burton, purchased at a judicial sale a large quantity of land situated in Iberia and St. Martin Parishes. The sale was made by the Sheriff of St. Martin Parish pursuant to a judgment of the 16th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Martin, dated January 12, 1933, in the suit entitled Ward D. Thompson v. E. F. Marin, Administrator of the Estate of George Purnell Johnston, No. 12,980 of the docket of said court, wherein the lands involved were ordered to be sold to effect a partition by licitation.

Plaintiffs, C. N.…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Tulane University v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  2. Mitcham v. MitchamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  3. Latham v. GlasscockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
  4. Boutté v. Executors of BouttéSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
  5. Woodward v. ThomasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Demoruelle v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  2. Prestridge v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. Dion v. KnapLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
  4. Dobrowolski v. DobrowolskiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  5. Fortson v. Lake, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965

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