Legal Opinion
Wimbish v. Mayer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 6, 1919No. 21605PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier; John N. Sandlin, Judge. Action by C. B. Wimbish against Mrs. Mattie R. Mayer. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
This is a petitory action in which plaintiff obtained judgment recognizing him to be the owner of:
“Lots 6 and 7, according to the survey and map of G. D. Alexander and J. M. Davies, surveyors, duly recorded, * * * lying and being within the traverse of Red Chute Lake, in the northwest quarter of section 5, township 16, range 12, and containing, in all, 41.50 acres, with all improvements thereon.”
Defendant has appealed. She sets up title as having been acquired, through mesne conveyances, from plaintiff, and pleads an equitable estoppel:
It appears from the…
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