Legal Opinion

Westwego Canal & Terminal Co. v. Pizanie

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 23, 1932No. 31065PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

This is a suit by the Westwego Canal & Terminal Company against Paul Pizanie and Clarence Pizanie for $2,500, the alleged value of a building which was torn down and removed by defendants from the premises of plaintiff.

Defendants, on the one hand, claim title to the building by virtue of unrecorded acts of sale from Herman Waldmeier to Leo M. English and Clarence Pizanie, October 28, 1919, and from Leo M. English to Paul Pizanie, December 16, 1921.

Plaintiff, on the other hand, asserts ownership of the building in question, and of the tract of land upon which it is erected, by virtue of a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Gonsoulin v. SparrowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  3. Vaughn v. KempLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  4. Louisiana Land & Pecan Co. v. Gulf Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Camel v. WallerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  2. Lighting Fixture S. Co. v. Pacific Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
  3. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. MarksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  4. Bell v. Canal Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  5. Esso Standard Oil Company v. JordanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956

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