Louisiana Delta Farms Co. v. Davis

FOURNET, Justice.

The Louisiana Delta Farms Company is seeking to have Mike Davis surrender certain properties sold him in 1912 aná in 1916 under a contract commonly known as a bond for deed, and to have Edward F. Bell surrender property sold him in 1917 under a similar contract. It proceeded summarily in both instances under the provisions of Act No. 298 of 1938, and, inasmuch as the question of law involved in both cases is identical, they were consolidated for trial by agreement of counsel.

Both defendants filed exceptions and answered categorically the allegations of the plaintiff’s…