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WHITFIELD v. JONES

No. 9030.

270 So.2d 153 (1972)

Gilbert WHITFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Earnest JONES et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 26, 1972.

Writ Refused February 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy W. Bell, Bell, Williams & Eames, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Carpenter, Jr., Mengis, Durant & Carpenter, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Before SARTAIN, BLANCHE and EVERETT, JJ.

SARTAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment rejecting plaintiff-appellant's demands in a petitory action to be recognized as owner of certain property in East Baton Rouge Parish described as Lots 21 and 22, Square 14, Scotland Addition.

The facts of this dispute show that appellant purchased the property in question at a tax sale for unpaid state and parish taxes assessed to Frank Patin, Jr. and Velma Lee M. Patin for the year 1965. The tax sale was...

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