Johnson v. Harper

SIMON, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant, Shedrick Johnson, prior to the fixing or hearing of this case on its merits in this Court, filed a motion to remand on the ground of newly discovered evidence, which he alleges is materia] to the issues of the suit.

By this suit plaintiff seeks to be declared the owner of certain immovable property which, he alleges, was for purposes of convenience placed in the name of defendant, with whom he was allegedly living in open concubinage. The purported authentic act of transfer is attacked as a simulation and forms a part of the record.

In answer, defendant…