Rocques' Heirs v. Levecque's Heirs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Charles V. Porter, Judge. Action by the heirs of Rosa Rocques and others against the heirs of J. A. Levecque. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
Plaintiffs seek to recover a particular portion of land, which they claim to have inherited from their mother, who in turn had inherited from her grandmother, and they also sue for a partition of the land.
The complaint is that the late Dr. J. A. Levecque, without any right, went into possession of this land in the year 1882, and that his heirs illegally claim to be its owners. Plaintiffs set up that as children (minors) at the date of sale in 1882, now of age, they are entitled to the ownership of the property. The defendants controvert plaintiffs’ demand, and claim that the late Dr.…
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