Baker v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE PIPTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OP THE DISTRICT PRESIDING. The plaintiff claims four hundred arpens of land, on the island of Cote Blanch, in the parish of St. Mary, now in the possession of the defendants.
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APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE PIPTH DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OP THE DISTRICT PRESIDING. The plaintiff claims four hundred arpens of land, on the island of Cote Blanch, in the parish of St. Mary, now in the possession of the defendants. He derives his title by regular mesne conveyances from the heirs of Abraham Roberts, deceased, who held the land in virtue of an order of survey granted by the Baron de Carondelet, the 18th of April, 1792. This title was accompanied by a plat of the survey made by Fr. Gonsoulin, dated April 18th, 1802. It contained ten arpens front, with the depth of forty, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.
In this case the plaintiff claims title to a tract of land situated in the island of Cote Blanche. The cause was submitted to a jury in the court below, who found a verdict in his favor against the claims of the defendants and intervenor, and judgement being rendered thereon, these parties took appeals.
The titles set up on the part of the intervening party to the locus in quo, appears to us to be wholly unsupported by legal evidence; and as to this claim there can exist no doubt of the correctness of the verdict and judgement of the District Court.
The plaintiff claims the land in dispute in…
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