Babington Bros. v. Barber
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Thomas M. Burns, Judge. Action by ' Babington Bros., Limited, against Orville R. Barber. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
This is the second time that this ease has been before us. On the first trial, there was judgment of nonsuit ordered to be entered. 124 La. Ann. 1042, 50 South. 844.
[1] This is a petitory action, in which plaintiff claims ownership of certain land in Washington parish, which is in possession of defendant under patent No. 1064, issued by the state of Louisiana to him November 22, 1887.
Plaintiff seeks to trace its title to defendant, but he fails to produce evidence of a transfer of title from defendant to one Ma-gee, now deceased. He alleges that the title to Magee from Barber was destroyed by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Babington Bros. v. BarberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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