Broussard v. Middleton

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment entered in a declaratory judgment action involving the construction of a deed. Trial was to the court and, to a large extent, was upon stipulations of fact. The trial court filed no findings or fact or conclusions of law and none were requested. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

The Broussard-Middleton deed forming the basis of this suit was executed on November 4, 1940. The premises clause, preceding the description of the land, read:. . have GRANTED, SOLD and CONVEYED, and by these presents do…