Legal Opinion

Richard v. Richard

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 15, 1912No. 18,535PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish, of St. Landry; B. H. Pavy, Judge. Action by Gerasime Richard against John Percy Richard. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, J.

Plaintiff brings this suit in behalf of his minor child, Zule Richard, who, by representation of her mother,. is coheir with defendant (her uncle) of the estate of her grandfather, H. Valsin Richard, lately deceased, and he seeks to annul four instruments in writing executed by decedent in favor of defendant, to wit: (1)

A notarial act of sale of date January 15, 1909, purporting to sell 137% arpents of land; (2) a notarial act of date April 15, 1909, purporting to donate two promissory notes of $1,000 each; (3) a notarial act (executed contemporaneously with…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. ChaneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
  2. Succession of DauteriveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
  3. Heirs of Dupuy v. DupontSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
  4. Laycock v. BirdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
  5. Breaux v. GallusseauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1859

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Richard v. SwordsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
  2. Succession of SamuelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. Lauderdale v. GuinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937

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