Legal Opinion
Succession of Whitner
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 13, 1928No. 28819PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
On the 12th of July, 1921, Margaret Whitner declared in a notarial act that she owed her daughter, Josephine Whitner Giles, $2,000, and gave her a promissory note for the amount, secured by mortgage on certain real estate in Baton Rouge, and, on the 8th of August, 1922, Margaret Whitner made a sale of the property to her daughter, Josephine ; the consideration stated in the deed being $920 cash and the cancellation of the mortgage note for $2,000. In January, 1925, Josephine 'Giles sued to evict her brother,Richard Kelly, from a house on the premises, averring that she had allowed him to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gajan v. Patout & BurguieresSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Shaffer v. ScuddySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1859
- Widow & Heirs of Brigot v. BrigotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Choppin v. Union National BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Howcott v. PetitSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Quarles v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Hope v. MadisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Himel v. ConnelySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Brown Land & Royalty Co. v. PickettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Exchange Nat. Bank v. Holoman Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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