Quirk v. Smith

Citations

• 124 La. 11
• 49 So. 728
• 1909 La. LEXIS 415

Syllabus

<p>1. Donations — Rescission by Consent.</p> <p>A donation inter vivos of real estate from a father to a daughter may be rescinded or modified at any time by the mutual consent of the parties.</p> <p>2. Donations — Rescission — Rights of Expectant Heirs.</p> <p>In such a case the return of the property cancels the donation, and the presumptive forced heirs of the parties have no standing to complain of the retrocession of the property.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>