Blouin v. Ledet

Citations

• 109 La. 709
• 33 So. 741
• 1903 La. LEXIS 431

Syllabus

<p>CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — VESTED RIGHTS — IMPAIRMENT OF CONTRACTS.</p> <p>1. To give effect to a homestead law as against contractual debts or judicial mortgages already in existence at the time of its adoption, would be to impair the obligation of contracts, and to divest vested rights, within the meaning of the prohibition of the federal Constitution.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>