Rousseau v. Chase
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAR FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT. This suit was brought to compel the defendant to retro-cede to the plaintiff, a tract of land, which the former had purchased at a sale by the treasurer of the state for taxes. It appeared from the evidence, that the agent of the plaintiff had demanded of the defendant a retrocession of the land, at the same time making him a tender of the purchase money, costs, and fifty per cent interest.
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APPEAR FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT. This suit was brought to compel the defendant to retro-cede to the plaintiff, a tract of land, which the former had purchased at a sale by the treasurer of the state for taxes. It appeared from the evidence, that the agent of the plaintiff had demanded of the defendant a retrocession of the land, at the same time making him a tender of the purchase money, costs, and fifty per cent interest. At the time the tender was made, defendant observed that his only objection to giving up the land was, that he was not satisfied the plaintiff was the owner, as…
1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.
This suit is brought to compel the defendant to retrocede *497and restore i~ ti~ 1)lklilltifi, a certain tract, of laud, described m his petitiou~, claimed as his property, and which he alleges was purchased by said defendant, at a sale for taxes, made by the treasurer of the state.
Eastern District, June 1831 The verdict of the jury will be set aside if cont'ary to the cvi-dence.
This case was submitted to a jury in the court below, who found a general verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff moved for a new trial, which was refused, and he took the present appeal.
It appears by the evidence of the…
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