Wells v. Files
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. W. Sutherlin, Judge. Suit by Ruth Wells and others against John B. Files. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvostx, J.
After the death of the mother of the plaintiffs, their father contracted a debt of $300 to one Christian, and to secure it made a redemption sale to Christian of the quarter section of land which he occupied with his family as a homestead. He continued in possession until his death in 1905. The property was then of little value, and so continued until the tendency of the Caddo oil field to spread in its direction gave it a speculative value. An uncle of the plaintiffs, then (April, 1909) taking an interest in their behalf, caused himself to be appointed tutor to them and to their brother…
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