Succession of Preston v. Brady
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. O. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Peter Young, administrator of Lather C. Preston, against Charles Brady and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
The present is a petitory action, which was brought by Peter Young, as administrator of Luther C. Preston, against the defendants, who were alleged to be in the actual physical possession of certain described property, without any right to remain on the same, and that they refused to deliver possession of the same, without any legal cause for said refusal.
Plaintiff alleged that the succession of which he was the administrator was the owner of said property.
Defendants answered, pleading first a general denial. They admitted that they were in possession of the…
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