Crabtree v. Bordelon

Plaintiffs, alleging ownership in themselves of a 51 acre farm in Avoyelles Parish and that defendant was occupying same without legal right, prayed that defendant be ruled to show cause why judgment of ejectment should not be entered ordering him to vacate the premises within twenty-four hours, and, in the event of failure to so vacate, that a writ of possession be issued to the sheriff, commanding him to take and deliver possession of the property to plaintiffs.

Defendant in his answer set up a contract to sell between himself and one of the plaintiffs, who subsequently became owner of the…