Lalanne's Heirs v. Moreau
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, JUDGE BUCHANAN PRESIDING. This is a petitory action, in which the plaintiffs allege that they are the sole heirs of their late mother, Louise Boune Lalanne, f. w. c., and inherited from her a house and lot, situated in the faubourg Marigny, and now in the possession and claimed by the defendant, as owner.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, JUDGE BUCHANAN PRESIDING. This is a petitory action, in which the plaintiffs allege that they are the sole heirs of their late mother, Louise Boune Lalanne, f. w. c., and inherited from her a house and lot, situated in the faubourg Marigny, and now in the possession and claimed by the defendant, as owner. The defendant sets up title to the premises, in virtue of a probate sale, made in pursuance of the advice of a family meeting and decree of the Probate Court thereon, to pay the debts of the succession 0f the deceased ancestor. The…
1Opinion of the CourtRost, J.
The petitioners allege that they are the children and only heirs of Louise Boune Lalanne, who departed this life in May, 1816, and who was at the time of her death the owner of a town lot, now in possession of the defendant. That they were both minors when their mother died, and have never been legally divested of their title to said lot. They pray judgment against the defendant, and that he be made to pay them damages, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, during the whole time of his possession. The plaintiffs subsequently filed a supplementary petition, showing that one undivided half…
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