BRIAN INVS., LTD. v. ASCANTIA, INC.

No. 10522.

381 So.2d 1275 (1980)

BRIAN INVESTMENTS, LTD. v. ASCANTIA, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martzell, Montero & Lamothe, by John R. Martzell, Janine Syll Dingleman, New Orleans, for Brian Investments, Ltd., appellant.

William S. Moss, Jr., Robert B. Allen, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex., for Ascantia, Inc., appellee.

Stephen B. Murray, Murray, Murray, Ellis, Braden & Landry, New Orleans, Victor A. Sachse, III, Claude F. Reynaud, Jr., Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, for appellee.

Before REDMANN, LEMMON and BOUTALL, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

Brian Investments, Ltd. sued Ascantia, Inc. for a recission of a sale of some 32,600 acres of land on the basis of lesion beyond moiety. In defense, Ascantia, Inc. filed a motion for summary judgment which was maintained by the trial court, dismissing Brian's suit. Brian appeals. We affirm.

The issues raised turn mainly upon the effect of several documents and agreements entered into between the parties, and the effects and obligations arising...

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