Case Name: A. M. Dunn, Adm., vs. I. J. Bird, Shff., et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1880
Citations: 1 Mann. Unrep. Cas. 42
Docket Number: No. 6599
Parties: A. M. Dunn, Adm., vs. I. J. Bird, Shff., et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Unreported cases heard and determined by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, from January 8, 1877, to April, 1880
Volume: 1
Pages: 42–42

Head Matter:
No. 6599.
A. M. Dunn, Adm., vs. I. J. Bird, Shff., et al.
The appointment of an administrator by a court, and the sale by him of the property under administration by order of that court, cannot- he treated as a nullity and ■wholly ignored. A party claiming the property thus sold, by virtue of being administrator of another succession, must bring a direct action to annul the previous sale, and mate the purchaser at such sale a party.
Appeal from the District Court for East Baton Eouge. Dewing, J.
Herron & Bird for Plaintiff Appellant. J. & G. W. Burgess for Defendant.

Opinion:
Spencer, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court, reversing the judgment of the lower court, and perpetuating the injunction.