Legal Opinion

Zeringue v. Harang's Administrator

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 15, 1841PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the court of the first judicial district. This is an action of boundai-y. The plaintiff alleges that no boundary line exists between his estate and that belonging to the succession of Alexander Harang, deceased; that he has long been desirous of having the boundary between them established on its true basis according to the title papers; and for this purpose he applied to Louis Fazende, the administrator of said succession, but in vain.

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Appeal from the court of the first judicial district. This is an action of boundai-y. The plaintiff alleges that no boundary line exists between his estate and that belonging to the succession of Alexander Harang, deceased; that he has long been desirous of having the boundary between them established on its true basis according to the title papers; and for this purpose he applied to Louis Fazende, the administrator of said succession, but in vain. He prays that the defendant be cited, and that in pursuance of the Louisiana Code, art. 887, one or more surveyors be appoint-[350] ed to inspect…

1Opinion of the CourtMokpiiy, J.

This is an action of boundary; the petitioner alleges that his plantation is contiguous to that belonging to the succession of the late Alexander Ha-rang, and that being desirous to have the limits ascertained, he has in vain requested defendant, who is the administrator of the estate, to permit the common boundary line to be determined by a sworn surveyor, but that he has refusod so to do, and has made opposition to the fixing of any boundaries. In answer, the defendant avers that there are and alwaj's have been for a great number of years back, boundary posts between the two plantations in…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Opdenwyer v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  2. Dufrene v. BernsteinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  3. Peabody v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  4. Branch v. HinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. Carpenter v. CobbLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974

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