Legal Opinion
Sanders De Hart v. Continental Land Fur Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 13, 1944No. Nos. 37066, 37070PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
On August 28, 1869, Mrs. Margaret DeHart, wife of Jesse DeHart, obtained from the State a patent of 80.07 acres of land in Sec. 20, Township 18, S. R. 12E., Parish of Terrebonne. On March 11, 1879, the State issued a patent to her husband, Jesse DeHart, conveying to him eighty-two acres of land in Sec. 19, Township 18, S. R. 12E., Parish of Terrebonne. The two tracts of land contained 162.07 acres and consisted of what is familiarly termed swamp or marsh lands.
Sometime between the years 1869 and 1879, Jesse DeHart and his wife went into possession of a shell mound or elevation…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Tyson v. SpearmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Harrison v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Dew v. HammettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- De Hart v. Continental Land & Fur Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
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