Succession of Sportono v. Howcott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by the succession of Louis Sportono against W. H. Howcott and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
In 1898 certain lots in the city of New Orleans belonging to Louis Sportono, whose succession is now plaintiff, were adj'udieated to the state at tax sale. In 1900, while the property belonged to the *1033state, the city caused, it to be offered for sale to satisfy taxes due her, and at this sale the defendant Howcott became the adjudicatee. Title was not made to him, however, until August, 1802. In the meantime a sidewalk had been constructed around the square, and a contractor’s privilege had accrued against the lots for their share of the cost of the work. A few months after receiving his title…
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