Williams v. William J. Athens Lumber Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana
This was an action by Thomas S. Williams against William J. Athens Lumber Company, Limited, in liquidation, and others, for the recovery of certain real property.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
This is a petitory action to recover from the defendants about 800 acres of laud (described in the petition) in the parish of Livingston, state of Louisiana, the plaintiff relying upon patents direct from (he state to himself, issued in 1868. The defendants rely upon a. tax collector’s deed of sale made on the 1st day of April, 1876, and confirmed by the state auditor on the 29th day of December, 1.876, under the provisions of Act No. 47, approved March. 14, 1873. The defendants also pleaded the prescription of three and live years, an estoppel in pais, and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Giddens v. MobleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Breaux v. NegrottoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Barrow v. WilsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Dupuy v. BemissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
- Mather v. LehmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892