Babington Bros. v. Barber
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Thomas M.. Burns, Judge. Action by Babington Bros., Limited, against' Orville R. Barber. Judgment for plaintiff,, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This is a petitory action..
The plaintiff corporation claims to be the-owner of the northeast quarter of northwest; *1043quarter, containing 39.61 acres, and the southeast quarter of northwest quarter, containing 30 acres, all containing about 100 acres.
The description above is followed in plaintiffs’ petition by another description to amplify and explain the above description.
One of the links in plaintiffs’ chain is missing, owing, as plaintiffs allege, to the burning of the courthouse and the destruction of their deed to the land.
In this deed Z. T. Magee was the alleged .buyer from the defendant.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lavergne's Heirs v. Elkins' HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
3Cited by4 opinions
- Satcher v. RadesichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Grotevant v. DorresteinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. BoudreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Babington Bros. v. BarberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911