Westerfield v. Cohen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by William W. Westerfield against Nathan Cohen. From a judgment for plain,tifif, defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
LAND, J.
[1] ,A rehearing was granted in this case to consider the question whether a purchaser of real estate is bound.to accept .a title dependent upon prescription for its validity.
This question was answered in the affirmative by the court in Pattison v. Maloney, •38 La. Ann. 885, where it was conceded that the one-fourth interest of one of the former •owners had not been divested.
In Johnson v. Carrere, 45 La. Ann. 847, 13 South. 195, the defendant was ordered to accept a title, the alleged defects of which the court held had been cured by prescription.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Beer v. LeonardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Johnson v. CarrereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- Meibaum v. BrennanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Lockhart v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895