Longino v. Webb Press Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; J. N. Sandlin, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Carrie W. Longino and husband against the Webb Press Company, Limited, and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
This is an action upon an agreement of compromise, and arises out of the following circumstances:
S. J. Webb, plaintiff’s brother, invented a cotton press (or some valuable improvement in the method of compressing cotton), and he and another brother, R. D. Webb, who is one of the defendants herein, patented and exploited it, under the firm name of S. J. Webb & Bro., until 1S96, when, with J. Y. Webb, Jr., Thos. Crichton, and J. E. Crichton, they organized the Webb Press Company, Limited,' with a nominal capital of $100,000, divided into shares of $100 each, of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Levine v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Cartwright v. PuissigurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Mirandona v. BurgSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Succession of PomeroySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
3Cited by3 opinions
- Nasco, Inc. v. Calcasieu Television and Radio, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Big State Barging Company v. CalmesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1956
- Witt v. McCrohanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933