Veith v. Meyer

On August 4, 1913, Sarah Griffen Holmes purchased from defendant lot 19 in square 303 in the Fourth district in the city of New Orleans for a consideration of $1,850. The sum of $350 was paid in cash by the vendee at the time, and defendant reserved a vendor’s lien and special mortgage on the property sold as security for the payment of the credit portion of. the purchase price.

On February 16,1920, Sarah Griffen Holmes died intestate in the city of New Orleans, without paying the defendant the balance due on the property, and without reimbursing certain sums expended by him for taxes and…