Harang v. Bowie Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; Charles T. Wortham, Judge ad hoc. Actions by Dominique Harang and others, and by Delia Harang and others, against the Bowie Lumber Company, Limited, which were consolidated and tried together by consent. Judgment for certain plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
O’NIELL, J.
This suit was brought to recover the value of forest timber cut and taken by the defendant from a tract of land of which the plaintiffs claim they are part owners. The claim of one of them was adjudged barred by the prescription of one year, and he did not appeal from the judgment. The other plaintiffs obtained judgment for a sum less than they sued for; and, from that judgment, the defendant alone appeals.
Appellant makes three defenses to the suit, viz.:(1) That the plaintiffs’ .petition does not set forth a cause or right of action.(2) That defendant owned…
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