Davis' v. Prevost's Heirs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of the fifth district. It is true that Lessassier actually cultivated the land in indigo, on the west side, in 1776, and continued on the land until 1780, at which time Macarty entered, and remained upon the land, until 1785 or 1786. He made a way across the bayou, cut the wood, made a clearing, and one year had corn on the east side.
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Appeal from the court of the fifth district. It is true that Lessassier actually cultivated the land in indigo, on the west side, in 1776, and continued on the land until 1780, at which time Macarty entered, and remained upon the land, until 1785 or 1786. He made a way across the bayou, cut the wood, made a clearing, and one year had corn on the east side. It then remained unoccupied until Loisel entered, under the sale from Macarty’s heirs to Prevost, who has been in possession ever aince. The land in dispute lies opposite the improvement, where Lessassier and Macarty lived, and included the…
1Opinion of the Court
The legal principles upon which this case depends, have been discussed with ability by two learned counsel, and most of the points of law and evidence adjudged by the court in the case of Prevost's vs. Johnston’s heirs. 9 Martin, 123.
Taking the law as it has been settled, and the evidence as it is acknowledged to be, I shall present only such considerations as have not been drawn into the argument, and endeavour to pin the attention of the court upon the points on which the case now depends.
It is not contended then, that the plaintiffs, *651or any person, under whom they pretend to claim, have…
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- Jackson ex dem. Griswold v. BardNew York Supreme Court · 1809
- Jackson ex dem. Lathrop v. DemontNew York Supreme Court · 1812
- Davis v. BluntMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
- Jackson ex dem. Potter v. BaileyNew York Supreme Court · 1806
- State v. Orleans Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1822
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- Delahoussaye's Heirs v. Davis's WidowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841