Wells v. Walker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
AFTEAL FROM THE COURT ,OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is a petitory action. The plaintiff alleges he is the bond fide and legal owner of two tracts of land, or plantations, with the slaves and appurtenances belonging thereto, situated in the parish of Terrebonne, which he purchased from one Phineas Gardner and wife, for the price of thirty-seven thousand, five hundred dollars, by public act, passed before the parish judge of the parish of…
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AFTEAL FROM THE COURT ,OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is a petitory action. The plaintiff alleges he is the bond fide and legal owner of two tracts of land, or plantations, with the slaves and appurtenances belonging thereto, situated in the parish of Terrebonne, which he purchased from one Phineas Gardner and wife, for the price of thirty-seven thousand, five hundred dollars, by public act, passed before the parish judge of the parish of Rapides, the 6th day of November, 1833. That said lands or plantations were the same which the said Gardner purchased…
1Opinion of the Court
Mathews, J,
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this case, the plaintiff sues to recover from the defendants, certain tracts of land and their appurtenances, as described in his petition; and also a number of slaves and their increase, therein named. Judgment was rendered for *21the defendants, in tbe court below, from which the plaintiff appealed.
In an action by^ a vendee against tbe vendors of his vendor, who are in possession, and claim the contested premises as the original owners $ alleging that the sale by them to the plaintiff’s vendor was simulated,andhad been rescinded and re-conveyed,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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