EXAMPLES OF WORK
Case Studies
Servitude Issue – Joan Brunson, et al. v. Crown Brake, LLC et al.
- DATE: Wed Jul 2019
- CATEGORY: Servitudes
On June 19, 2019, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in favor of Harlan Law Firm’s clients. Joan Brunson, et al. v. Crown Brake, LLC, et al., No. 18-994. In this case, the Brunsons purchased a six-acre tract and began building a large home on it. Subsequently, Crown Brake purchased… Read More
Encumbrance – Resolution of Error in Legal Description of Mortgage
- DATE: Wed Jul 2019
- CATEGORY: Leans & Encumbrances
In Avoyelles Parish, the Twelfth Judicial District Court rendered judgment in favor a national financial institution that the firm represents correcting a substantial issue with a Mortgage. In the case, the legal description attached to the Mortgage only encumbered one parcel of property when, in fact, it should have encumbered… Read More
Ownership Disputes – Dual Assessment Leading to Competing Title
- DATE: Wed Jul 2019
- CATEGORY: Ownership/Boundary Disputes , Title Disputes
In St. Tammany Parish, Harlan Law Firm obtained a Judgment in favor of its client vindicating ownership of multiple adjacent tracts of land. In the case, the former owner of the tracts (the client’s father) had the Assessor consolidate all of the tracts under a single omnibus assessment number. Unfortunately,… Read More