The Hebert v. Crawford, Trustee, and Leblanc case in 1912 revolved around a dispute over land ownership in Louisiana. The plaintiff, Hebert claimed that he had acquired the property through a tax sale while the defendants argued that they were rightful owners due to inheritance from their father who bought it before his death. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the defendants stating that under Louisiana law at the time of purchase by their father (which was prior to Civil War), there was no requirement for registration or recording of deeds for them to be valid against third parties. Therefore, even though Hebert purchased it at a tax sale without knowledge of any previous claims on it because these weren't recorded anywhere accessible to him - this did not invalidate earlier unrecorded conveyances such as those made by defendant's father.

In the dissenting opinion for Hebert v. Crawford and LeBlanc, the justice argued that the majority's decision was inconsistent with previous rulings on similar cases. The justice believed that a trustee should not be held personally liable for debts incurred by an insolvent estate unless there is evidence of fraud or gross negligence. In this case, he felt that there was no such evidence against Trustee Crawford to justify holding him personally responsible for any debt owed to Hebert. Furthermore, he disagreed with the majority's interpretation of Louisiana law regarding trustees' liability in these situations and contended it contradicted established legal principles concerning trust administration and bankruptcy proceedings.