State Ex Rel. Puritan Co. v. City of New Orleans

The city of New Orleans claims to be the owner of a one-fourth interest in and to certain lots in squares Nos. 495, 501, 502, 503, 620. Said squares lie north of Broad street, between the prolongation of Philip and Toledano streets. The city claims its interest through John McDonogh.

In order to protect such interest as the city. might have in said lots, by preventing the running of prescription against it, the city filed notice of its claims with the register of conveyances under the provisions of Act No. 169 of 1926.

The Puritan Company claims the same property by purchase from Oliver W. Reim…