Louisiana State Board of Education v. Lindsay

On Rehearing

SIMON, Justice.

This is an action for specific performance instituted by the Louisiana State Board of Education, wherein it seeks to obtain from Roy S. Lindsay title to a tract of land in the Parish of East Baton Rouge containing 453 acres, together with all improvements, farm equipment, products and livestock situated thereon. The predicate laid by plaintiff is its timely exercise of an option to purchase granted it by the defendant.

An exception of no cause of action was sustained by the district court, and the suit was accordingly dismissed. Plaintiff appealed to this Court, and…