Sharp v. Learned

Appellee filed his bill in the chancery court of Adams county against appellants, R.B. Sharp and Mason Stricker, to enjoin them from prosecuting any suit in the courts of Louisiana against appellee for cutting timber from the lands known as Diamond Island Towhead in the Mississippi river. Appellants demurred to the bill both generally and specially. The demurrers were overruled, and appeal granted appellants to settle the principles of the cause.

The bill alleges in substance that appellee and appellant Sharp are resident citizens of Adams county in this state, and that appellant Stricker is a…