Legal Opinion

Blanchard v. Norman-Breaux Lumber Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 9, 1949No. 39154PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellees, Howard J. Blanchard and Charles E. Tanner, alleging themselves to be the owners in indivisión of a small tract of land having a width of 2.95 arpents by a depth of 25 arpents, situated on Bayou Black in the Parish of Terrebonne, instituted this suit against the defendant, Norman-Breaux Lumber Company, Inc., to recover damages for an alleged trespass and the cutting and removal of the cypress and túpelo gum timber from the northern or rear five arpents of the tract, containing approximately 12 acres.

Plaintiffs in their petition alleged that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Vance v. NoelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
  2. Bossier's Heirs v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  3. Hood v. StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
  4. Hickman v. Hill, Harris & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  5. Coco v. HardieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People of Living God v. Chantilly CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  2. Bielkiewicz v. Insurance Company of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  3. Perot v. United States Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
  4. Blanchard v. Norman-Breaux Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  5. Stevens v. Daigle & Hinson Rambler, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962

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