Legal Opinion
State v. Jefferson Island Salt Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 1, 1935No. 33148PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, Justice.
The statement of the case is made by the trial judge in his opinion as follows:
“The State of Louisiana brings this action in trespass coiltending that The Jefferson Island Salt Mining Co., Inc. has in its mining operations, encroached upon certain property, the ownership of which is claimed by the State, and thereupon having extracted therefrom a certain quantity of salt. It alleges that the tres-' pass was committed willfully, and is accordingly entitled to damages based upon the value of said salt, which is fixed at the sum of $5,165,280.00, with legal interest from date of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- The MontelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Wooden-Ware Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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