Legal Opinion
Town of Vinton v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 18, 1912No. 19,081PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu ; Winston Over-ton, Judge. Action by the Town of Vinton against Raymond C. Lyons- and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The reasons for judgment of the learned judge a quo in this case read as follows:
“Plaintiff, the town of Vinton, a municipal corporation recently created, instituted this suit to recover of defendants block 7 of said town, alleging that said block was dedicated by the Southern Real Estate, Loan & Guarantee Company, the founder of the town, as a public park, and further alleging that defendants were in possession thereof without right.
“Some of the defendants answer by saying they are only lessees, having leased fr-om Dr. S. M. Lyons, who claimed to be the owner thereof, and pray that Dr. Lyons…
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