Legal Opinion
Cerami v. Haas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 29, 1940No. 35520PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, Justice.
This is a jactitation suit brought by plaintiff for the purpose of cancelling and erasing from the conveyance records of the Parish of Avoyelles a certain instrument, signed by plaintiff and recorded by defendant, on the grounds that the instrument was given without consideration, is unilateral and a nudum pactum.
Plaintiff further alleges that defendant, by filing and causing the document to be recorded, has slandered plaintiff’s title.
The document in question reads as follows :
“November 1, 1938
“Mr. W. D. Haas, Jr.,
“Bunkie, La.
“This will confirm our verbal understanding…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Saunders v. BoldenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Lepine v. MarreroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Balch v. YoungSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
- Hutchinson v. RiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- People, Ex Rel. v. . Pres't, Etc., Vil. Whitney's Pt.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Dobbins v. HodgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Haas v. CeramiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Neblett v. Placid Oil CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Succession of Ed JenkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Zeller v. WebreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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