Penn v. Prevost
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. Action by Henry Penn, Jr., against Demás Prevost. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
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MONROE, J.
This is a petitory action for the recovery of an undivided, half interest in a tract of land lying west of Bayou Teche, in the parish of St. Mary, which the plaintiff alleges was acquired by his sister Clara (now Mrs. Rodgers) and himself, as sole surviving heirs of their father, and of which he alleges that the defendant, Demás Prevost, is in possession without title. The defendant sets up a title said to have been acquired by purchase from Mrs. Alix Hebert, W. P. Kemper, J. P. Kemper, and G. A. Roussel, and calls his vendors in warranty (Mrs. Hebert, now deceased,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Seyburn v. DeyrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
- Dumartrait v. KemperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1876
3Cited by1 opinion
- Pecot v. PrevostSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906