Rayner v. Butler’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1991
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 429 So. 2d 158 - Flood v. Hub Auto Parts, Inc. · Steadman v. Steadman · 407 So. 2d 1342 - Brooking v. Brooking
Most-quoted passages
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“The community property settlement agreement clearly indicated the property included within the partition. Its provisions are clear and unambiguous. The agreement is in authentic form, having been executed before a notary public and two witnesses in conformity with La.C.C. art. 2234 [now art. 1833]. Therefore, under La.C.C. art. 2236 [now art. 1835], the document is full proof of the agreement between the contracting parties. The agreement is clear and unambiguous as to the property included; since there have been no allegations that the contract was a forgery, the trial court was free from error.... (Footnotes omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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