Louisiana & A. Ry. Co. v. Winn Parish Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Winn; George Wear, Judge. Action by the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company against the Winn Parish Lumber Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff brings this suit to recover damages for the failure of defendant to comply with an alleged obligation of a certain contract, to have it decreed that said obligation is a covenant running with the land to which the contract relates, and to enjoin defendant from further violating the same; the facts underlying the suit being, substantially, as follows:
On June 27, 1902, George W. Pack Land & Lumber Company entered into a contract with two individuals, Kelley-and Daugherty, whereby it obligated itself to sell them a large body of timbered land, situated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Taylor v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Bald Eagle Valley Railroad v. Nittany Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Doty v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
- Heirs of Delogny v. MercerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
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