Melcher v. New Orleans & N. E. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Acting Judge. Action by Mrs. Louise Melcher against the New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Company, to compel specific performance. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The purpose of the suit was to compel the defendant to accept title to property sold by plaintiff to defendant.
There is no dispute about the description of the property; it is fully described in plaintiff’s petition.
Petitioner, on October 14, 1911, entered into an agreement of sale with the defendant railroad company, by which the defendant agreed to buy the property described in her petition, for the sum of $4,500. Plaintiff’s averment is that defendant now refuses to comply with its agreement, evidenced by copy annexed to her petition; that her suit to compel specific performance has become…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moore v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Gallagher v. LurgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Fahey v. FaheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
3Cited by1 opinion
- Davis v. SolariTennessee Supreme Court · 1915