Etie's Heirs v. Cade
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAR PROM THE COURT OP THE FIFTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OP THE SEVENTH PRESIDING. The plaintiffs, as the legal heirs of Pierre Etie, deceased, sue Robert Cade and James T. White, for the recovery of a tract of land, twelve and a half arpens by forty, on each side of the bayou Vermillion. Pierre Etie, the ancestor and person from whom the plaintiffs derive their claim, died in the parish of St. Mary, in 1821, leaving this land as a part of his succession.
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APPEAR PROM THE COURT OP THE FIFTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OP THE SEVENTH PRESIDING. The plaintiffs, as the legal heirs of Pierre Etie, deceased, sue Robert Cade and James T. White, for the recovery of a tract of land, twelve and a half arpens by forty, on each side of the bayou Vermillion. Pierre Etie, the ancestor and person from whom the plaintiffs derive their claim, died in the parish of St. Mary, in 1821, leaving this land as a part of his succession. In December of this year, a family meeting was held, of the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased, at which it was determined, and…
1Opinion of the CourtPorter, J.
The plaintiffs state they are owners of a tract of land, of which the defendants are illegally in possession; that the land was sold by the judge of probates of the parish of Lafayette, under an order of the Court of Probates, of St. Mary parish. That the petition on which this order was obtained, was filed without the knowledge or authority of the petitioners, and is not binding on them. They also pray for possession of the premises, and to be quieted in their title.
The defendants pleaded the general issue, and averred they purchased from certain persons, viz: B. C. Crow and J. Greig; and…
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