Gauthreaux v. Theriot
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by Angeline and Mary Gauthreaux against Eno Theriot Judgment for defendant was reversed by the Court of Appeal, and he applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a petitory action to recover two small tracts of land brought by the plaintiffs, as the heirs of their deceased parents, Clet Gauthreaux and Celina Laundry. It appears that the mother, who owned one of the tracts, died in 1879. The father died in the year 1902.
In 1890, Clet Gauthreaux paid the taxes for 1889 on both tracts which were assessed to him. The taxes for 1890 were not paid, and the property was adjudicated to the state on August 10, 1891. The lands continued to be assessed to Gauthreaux for the years from 1891 to 1901 inclusive, and he regularly paid the taxes thereon to the…
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