Baker v. Bowie Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; H. M. Wallis, Jr., Judge. Action by Mrs. Cecile Generes Baker, as executrix and universal legatee of George A. Generes, deceased, against the Bowie Lumber . Company, Limited. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.
Mrs. Cecile Generes Baker, as universal legatee, and as executrix of the last will and testament of George A. Generes, deceased, has instituted this suit to recover judgment against the Bowie Lumber Company, Limited, the defendant herein, for the sum of $80,650.90, with legal interest thereon from August 29, 1916.
It is alleged, in substance, that the above amount is due plaintiff by defendant, because the latter, through its vice president and general manager, J. F. Wigginton, entered upon plaintiff’s land,- and unlawfully cut therefrom over 3,000,000 feet of cypress timber, and manufactured…
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