Legal Opinion

Greig v. Eastin

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 15, 1878No. 1027Published

A PPEAL from the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, parish of La-JA fayette. Mouton, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Spencer, J.

Plaintiff, as tutor of his four minor children, enjoins a-writ for the seizure and sale of their plantation issued to pay a mortgage debt held by G. A. Breaux. The grounds of injunction are, first, that part of the property seized is' exempt from sale under the homestead act; second, that the sheriff is proceeding to sell said lands without subdivision into lots of ten to fifty acres.

First — The property seized belongs exclusively to four minor children of Greig, and they hold it in indivisión.

They are under the tutorship of their father,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. FrenchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
  2. McKean & Elk Land Imp. Co. v. KaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API