Ratcliff v. Levin

ST. PAUL,

The case is stated generally in the opinion on the motion to dismiss, handed down January 4, 1932, and reported in 173 La. 931, 139 So. 10.

Briefly restated, so far as presently pertinent, it is as follows: Plaintiff sued for specific performance of a contract to buy 8,000 acres of land, or in the alternative for forfeiture of the contract and damages for breach thereof. On the trial of the case plaintiff apparently waived his demand for specific performance and confined himself to his demand for forfeiture and for damages. At any rate, the jury before whom the case was tried gave…