Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Abshire
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 1959No. 4739PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRUGÉ, Judge ad hoc.
On February 5, 1958, James E. Watkins, plaintiff herein, acquired a 40-acre tract of land in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at Sheriff’s Sale and pursuant to a judgment of partition by licitation. Neither the plaintiff nor the defendants were parties to this suit. After the sale, a writ of possession was issued to the Sheriff of Cal-casieu Parish, who was ordered to place the purchaser, James E. Watkins, in possession of the property. Defendant, Joe Ab-shire, then filed suit against James E. Watkins praying to be maintained in his possession of a portion of the property…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thigpen v. ThigpenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Burglass v. VillereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Albert Pick & Co. v. StringerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- American Nat. Bank v. BaumanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Vidal v. Sterlington Gas CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- International Union of Operating Engineers v. Guy Scroggins, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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