Beaulieu v. Furst

In April, 1837, Furst sold to the Beaulieus a house and lot on the Bayou road, for $13,400, payable in twelve and eighteen months. They executed their notes for the price, and to secure their payment, gave an endorser, and a mortgage on the property sold, and on a tract of land on the Metairie road, in the parish of Jefferson, on which they resided. When the first payment became due, Furst presented his petition praying for an order of seizure and sale of the property on the Bayou road alone. The Beaulieus filed an opposition to this proceeding, alleging various grounds of nullity, either…