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VAUGHN v. COCO

No. 14398.

409 So.2d 282 (1981)

Michael G. VAUGHN v. Allen Dennis COCO, et ux.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton J. Barnes, III, Zachary, for plaintiff-appellant Michael G. Vaughn.

Jerry H. Bankston, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Allen Dennis Coco and Brenda Daigrepont Coco.

James L. Dendy, Ltd., Baton Rouge, for third party defendant-appellee Alice Faye Vaughn Donaldson.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The issue presented is whether Louisiana Civil Code article 156 is self-operative or whether one must file an action to invoke it.1 The facts giving rise to this litigation are as follows:

Alice Faye Purvis Kelley purchased Lot 181, Oak Manor Subdivision, in East Baton Rouge parish, from John B. Freedman on February 26, 1973. At that time Ms. Kelley was not married. She subsequently married Michael G. Vaughn on November...

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