S. T. Alcus & Co. v. Vizard Improvement Co.

Plaintiff bought from defendant a large quantity' of land aggregating 12,904.81 acres, situated in the parish of St. Tammany. The land thus acquired is composed of numerous and distinct tracts which are separately described in the act of sale, according to plats and surveys originally made by the United States government. The acreage, as well as the vendor’s author in title of each tract,- is given separately, and the consideration is stated in a lump sum to be $180,667.34.

Among the tracts described in the act of sale are the S. W. ^4 and the fractional E. Vz and the fractional N. W % of Sec.…