Legal Opinion
Boswell v. Roy O. Martin Lumber Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 1978No. 6197PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Judge.
Clifford Boswell claims damages allegedly sustained by him when defendant, Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, Inc., deadened some trees on Boswell’s property. The trial court rendered judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appealed.
The issues are (1) whether the timber deed which plaintiff executed in favor of defendant authorized the latter to deaden trees less than eight inches in diameter on plaintiff’s land; and (2) whether the award of damages made by the trial court is excessive.
Plaintiff owns a 50-acre tract of land in Vernon Parish. On December 14, 1962, he *35executed a timber deed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wooden-Ware Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Fontenot v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- State v. Jefferson Island Salt Mining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Kennedy v. Perry Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- State v. F. B. Williams Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Boswell v. Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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- Anthony Zimmerman v. Jeffrey DoranCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Boswell v. Roy O. Martin Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978