Grouchy v. Williams

This is a suit for a partition. Plaintiff, together with the above-named defendant and one W. A. Benton, own in common certain lands situated on the Jefferson Highway, about 5 miles south of the city of Baton Rouge.

I

We annex a sketch of the lands, which, though not drawn to scale and not absolutely accurate, is yet sufficiently so for the purposes of this case. In the petition the lands are described as a single tract, which would give it somewhat the shape of a fireman’s axe, having the blade or head to the west of the highway and the helve or handle to the east thereof; the highway severing…