Spence v. Lucas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; W. T. Cunningham, Judge. Action by M. C. Spence and others against Mose Lucas and others, wherein Jv C. Trees and others intervene. From judgment for plaintiffs, the interveners not named appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Wilson Lucas, the father of defendants, was a colored man who owned three several parcels of land, aggregating about 237 acres, in Red River parish. At his death his widow, Silliman Lucas, became the owner of an undivided one-half of these pieces of land; and their four children, Sallie Élake, Mary Knight, Mose Lucas, and Sophie Holmes, inherited the other one-half of said property. Sophie Holmes is an interdict, and she was made party to this suit through a curator ad hoc appointed to represent her.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rives v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Cooke v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Cooke v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Dennistoun v. WaltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1844
- Tippet v. JettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1836
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- Texas Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
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