WOOD v. MAYO

No. 42585.

88 So.2d 705 (1956)

230 La. 389

Frank B. WOOD v. David C. MAYO, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Richards, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Normann & Normann, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Felix W. Gaudin, New Orleans, for warrantor and appellee.


HAMITER, Justice.

In this petitory action plaintiff, Frank B. Wood, seeks to be declared the owner of a lot of ground situated on the Gentilly Road in the City of New Orleans, measuring approximately 50' by 94.6'. He alleged, and relies on, a title deraigned by a chain of mesne conveyances dating back to 1864.

Made defendant initially was David C Mayo, Jr. who filed an answer disclaiming any right of ownership to the property and averring that he held it under...

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