Sicard v. Gumbel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Pointe Coupée; E. B. Talbot, Judge. Action by H. C. Sieard and others against Ferdinand Gumbel. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
This is a petitory action brought by six of the seven children and heirs to recover their interest in a tract of land which at one time belonged to the community existing between F. M. Sieard and Emma Sieard, his wife. The defendant, by way of exception, pleads the prescription of five and ten years, and that his title cannot be attacked collaterally, estoppel, and want of tender of the purchase price, and, for answer, sets up title in himself under a sale-made-in the succession of Mrs. Emma Sieard, and alleges that he is a possessor in good faith. In the event…
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