The petitioners are the widow and children, and thus the heirs, of the late George Bossié. Joining them in this suit is a man named Cyprien Songy. They seek to recover the late Bossié’s property from its current possessor, a man named Octave Hymel. They represent that Hymel purchased the property, consisting of a sugar plantation and seven slaves, in July 1852 at a sheriff’s sale in the case of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana versus C. Songy and G. Bossié. The petitioners claim that the sale was illegal, due to procedural defects and the fact that the property was adjudicated to Hymel at less than half its real value. The petitioners therefore pray that Hymel and the Citizens Bank of Louisiana be cited to appear and answer the petition. They seek an order directing that the sale of the property to Hymel be set aside and decreeing Bossié’s heirs to be the true and lawful owners of the property. They also seek $2,000 in damages and payment of the costs of suit by the defendants.
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Repository: St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, Edgard, Louisiana
