Louisiana Court of Appeal July 1, 1885 (John Chaffe & Sons v. Vickers)

Gunby, J.,

ad hoc. The law which declares the sale of another’s property to be null (C. C. 2452), must be construed together with that which declares that if the thing sold remains in possession of the vendor, and he sells it to another, who gets possession before the first vendee, the last transferree is considered as the true owner, “ provided the contract be made on his part bona fide, and