Legal Opinion
Succession of Darton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 4, 1905No. 15,245PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In the matter of the succession of M. W. Darton. Rule of Henry Willet against the succession to show cause why inscription of an agreement should not he erased. From an order granting the rule, affirmed by the Court of Appeal, Edgar M. Cahn and Daniel B. Darton, administrator, apply for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Henry Willet and M. W. Darton entered into an agreement by which Darton advanced to Willet $500, and Willet, in consideration of the loan, executed his note for said amount, payable one year after date, in favor of Darton, and gave him the refusal to purchase or sell a certain tract of land fully described in the instrument witnessing the agreement. The agreement provided, as follows:
“The time for the refusal to purchase or sell said afore-described property as aforesaid is to-extend to and terminate at the time of payment of said note of five hundred dollars and no further.”
The agreement was…
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