Rudolf v. Costa
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish, of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Theobald R. Rudolf and others against Adolph M. Costa. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This is an action in nullity to set aside the sale of two town lots and to be recognized as owner and for rent of the property.
The grounds of action are that the defendant went into possession of this property without a just and valid title on or about the 1st day of July, 1901.
As well here mention that this suit was instituted in October, 1906.
Before taking up the grounds of plaintiffs’ action, we will state, in reference to the facts, that defendant claims his title from John Langles, who held title from Adolphe Jean Lacroix and Eliza Legrange, his wife, per act dated the 15th day of April,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Heirs of Burney v. LudelingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Heirs of Wykoff v. MillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Meyer v. FarmerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- George v. KnoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
- Bland v. LloydSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1872
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