Favrot v. Stauffer

Citations

• 112 La. 158
• 36 So. 307
• 1904 La. LEXIS 374

Syllabus

<p>VENDOR AND PURCHASER — SALE — DEFICIENCY IN QUANTITY — REDUCTION IN PRICE.</p> <p>1. Plaintiffs bought the property forming the corner of Carondelet and Perdido streets, measuring 31 feet on Perdido street, by a depth on Carondelet street of 100 feet.</p> <p>The property measures 21 feet and some inches on Perdido, by the depth above stated.</p> <p>The sale was not one per aversionem, and. without reading out of the deed the measurement as stated, the court found no ground upon which to hold that there is no cause of action for a diminution of the price.</p> <p>The difference between the two measurements is deducted from the price.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>