Legal Opinion

Hickman v. Dawson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 15, 1883No. 8214PublishedCited by 9 opinions

APPEAL from the Eleventh District Court, Parish of Natchitoches, Pierson, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by. Todd, J.

This is a petitory action instituted by the plaintiffs, as . heirs of Mrs. M. E. Blanchard, for the recovery of fhe plantation described in their petition, situated in the Parish of Natchitoches, known as the Gaiennie plantation.

The defendants oppose to their demand a tax sale of the property, made in July, 1872, to Dr. Thomas H. Patterson, under whom they claim'.

There have been two trials of the case in the District Court, and this is the second appeal to this Court. In the first trial the District Judge excluded evidence impeaching the tax…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Eivers' Heirs v. Rankin's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  2. Page v. KiddSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  3. Brown v. TauzinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  4. Gilmore v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  5. Cavallino v. Craft Motor Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971

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