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26 La. Ann. 449

Wade v. Eames

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 15, 1874

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1874-05-15

<p>Plaintiff, revoking tlie donation wliicli [he made to his wife of a certain pieoe of property, seeks to recover possession of said property from defendant, wliose title is derived from plaintiff’s wife under tlie donation aforesaid.</p> <p>It appears that Mrs. Wade desired to donate the property in question, thus donated to her, to her daughter, Mrs. Eames, “as an extra portion over and above her legitimate share in the succession of said donor,” estimating it at $7000, and to secure the title, it was specially stipulated in the act, “that the said donor hinds herself and her heirs to war* ant and forever defend the said property against all legal claims and demands whatsoever.” To tMs act the plaintiff was a party, approving of it and authorizing Ms wife. He is therefore, estopped from disputing the title of defendant.</p> <p>[Besides, the prescription of ten years invoked by defendant, is a complete bar to the action.</p>

Decided 1874-05-15

Wyly, J..

¶1On the seventeenth of May, 1860, the plaintiff donated a certain piece of property to his wife, and on the same day she donated it to the wife of the defendant, who was her daughter by a previous marriage. Subsequently, defendant’s wife died, leaving a child who inherited this property. The child dying, the defendant inherited it. Subsequently, the wife of the plaintiff died ; and then the plaintiff made a notarial act revoking the donation of the property to his wife and sued the defendant to recover possession thereof. The court gave judgment for the defendant and the plaintiff appeals.

¶2It appears that Mrs. Wade desired to donate the property in question to her daughter, Mrs. Eames, as an extra portion over and above her legitimate share in the succession of said donor,” estimating it at *450$7000. And to secure the ticle it was specially stipulated in the act, that the said donor binds herself and her heirs to warrant and forever defend the said property against all legal claims and demands whatsoever.”

¶3To this act the plaintiff was a party authorizing and assisting his wife.

¶4We think the plaintiff is estopped from disputing the title of the defendant. Valuable improvements have been erected and taxes paid on the faith of the title which Mrs. Wade passed with full warranty, and the plaintiff was a party to the act authorizing and approving of it. It would be a fraud to allow him now to recover the property. Besides, the prescription of ten years invoked by the defendant, is a complete bar to the action.

¶5Judgment affirmed.

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