Sims v. Jeter
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Action by Reuben Sims against F. F. Jeter. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals, and plaintiff moves to dismiss appeal. Motion overruled.
1Opinion of the Court
PROYOSTY, X
Plaintiff complains that, by misdescription, the act of sale executed in .his favor by defendant’s father, from whom defendant holds as heir, has been made to refer to a different tract of land from the one intended to be sold, and he asks that the description in the deed be corrected. Judgment went against defendant in the lower •court. He paid the costs, and then appealed. 11] Motion was made to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that, by paying the costs, defendant had acquiesced in the judgment. The case was remanded to afford an opportunity to prove the circumstances under…
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