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21 La. Ann. 195

Chase v. McCay

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 15, 1869

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1869-03-15

<p>from the Fifth District Court, parish of East Feliciaua, Posey, J.</p>

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Decided 1869-03-15

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Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently January 1979

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Howell, J.

¶1This is an action to annul a donation of certain immovable property in the town of Clinton, Louisiana, made by a mother to her daughter in consideration of her affection for and indebtedness to the donee, and to subject said property to the judicial mortgage of plaintiff.

¶2The evidence shows that plaintiff’s claim existed prior to the date of the act of donation, and that upon issuing an execution on his judgment, obtained shortly after said date, no property, in the name of the judgment debtor, could be found and the execution was returned unsatisfied. We consider the act in question to be a gratuitous donation, notwithstanding the recital of indebtedness therein, as it does not1 *196profess to extinguish any part thereof hut declares the donation to he an extra portion and not to he accounted for at the partition of the donor’s estate.

¶3As such it is presumed to he fraudulent, C. C. 1975, and it was incumbent on the defendants and appellants to show that the donor had sufficient property, at least, to satisfy plaintiff’s demand.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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