Legal Opinion

Bright v. Bell

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 4, 1905No. 15,232Published

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by George L. Bright against Samuel H. Bell and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.

There were two trials of this case in the court below. On the first trial the verdict was in favor of the Metairie Cemetery Association, Andrew G. Friedrichs, and William G. Tebault, and the judge refusing to grant a new trial as to that part of the verdict the plaintiff took the present appeal. From the decision on the second trial the plaintiff took the appeal No. 15,198, in which a decision stating all the facts of the case is handed down to-day. 37 South. 976, post, p. 1078.

This suit is for a trespass on plaintiff’s land. The defendants in the present appeal are not shown to have had any…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bright v. BellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  2. Reynolds & Henry Construction Co. v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892

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