Legal Opinion

Sylvester v. Latuso

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 12, 1979No. 12833PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CHIASSON, Judge.

This is a suit for the partition of community property. The trial court ordered the community property sold at public auction which was carried out by the sheriff. The notary appointed by the court filed a proposed plan for distribution of the proceeds belonging to the community. Plaintiff-appellant, Faye G. Latuso Sylvester, filed an opposition to the proposed distribution which was overruled by the trial court.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the funds derived from the judicial sale of the community property can be used to pay the mortgage indebtedness existing on the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tomme v. TommeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
  2. Pennison v. PennisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
  3. Sutton v. SuttonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nelson v. OlindeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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