Moore v. Rutherford
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the District Court of La Fayette, King, J. Action by the plaintiff, as transferree of certain instalments due for the price of “ one hundred and six arpens of prairie land, and twenty arpens in tlic, commune of prairie Sorrel, besides the woodland belonging to said land in the concession of prairie Sorrel, with the buildings and improvements thereon,” &c.
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
Plaintiff sues to recover the balance due on the price of a tract of land, sold to the defendant by one Eloy Landry and his wife, in virtue of a transfer or assignment of the debt, made to him by the vendors.
The defendant first pleads the general issue, and alleges that he purchased the land, for the price of which the present suit is brought, from Eloy Landry and his wife, as containing one- hundred and six arpens of prairie land, and twenty superficial arpens of wood-land ; that previous to the sale, his vendors had applied by petition to the court to grant an order of sale for a part of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Percy v. MillaudonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1838