Lyons v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth District Court, Parish of Acadia; Philip Sidney Pugh, Judge. Action by Maud Y. Lyons against P. L. Lawrence. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The action is petitory for the recovery of a town lot in the ' city of Crowley.
The property was bought in the year 1887 by plaintiff’s father for a small amount, payable half cash, and half on credit. The title was made in her name, although she was a minor at the time. The father assumed that he was her natural tutor, and so declared in the deed of purchase.
In the year 1889, the father, as natural tutor, sold the property. By mesne conveyance it afterward became the property of the defendant.
The plaintiff is 23 years of age. Her mother is still living.
Plaintiff’s contention is that she has a…
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