Legal Opinion
Watson v. Bethany
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 18, 1946No. 37867PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
The judgment from which the defendants herein, John Bethany and Mrs. Catherine R. Bethany (husband and wife), are prosecuting this appeal decreed the declaration of family home or homestead executed and filed by Mrs. Bethany on December 20, 1943, to be subordinate to the rights of plaintiff, Warren O. Watson, that arise under an option to purchase of date November 29, 1943, granted to him by John Bethany. Further, it decreed specific performance under the option, ordering and directing defendants to execute in favor of plaintiff a title to the affected immovable property free…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Baumann v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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3Cited by14 opinions
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