Coleman v. Cousin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth. Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany; Thomas M. Burns, Judge. Action by Mrs. Nora Coleman and others against Nemours Cousin. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommeryille, J.
This is a petitory action by the widow and heirs of Michael Coleman, in which they claim from defendant certain land in St. Tammany parish, which Michael Coleman had entered as a homestead, and for which he held a patent issued by the United States government March 1, 1878. . The homestead certificate, or patent, was offered in evidence by plaintiff, and it is in the record.
Defendant claims title from Jones & Pickett, Limited, and impleads them as warrantors.
Jones & Pickett, Limited, answered, setting up a tax title for the state and parish taxes of 1S05, and on the trial offered in evidence…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Guillory v. ElmsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Levy v. GauseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Scott v. Robert H.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- H. F. Lewis & Co. v. BrockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Posey v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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