Legal Opinion
Pons v. Yazoo & M. V. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 24, 1915No. 21367PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Action by Mrs. Carmelite Pons, wife of George A. Louque, against the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants apply for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The decree of this court in Pons v. Yazoo & M. V. R. R. Co., 131 La. 354, 355, 59 South. 721, recognized Mrs. Carmelite Pons’ title to the Lafreniere plantation subject to the certain reservations set forth as follows:
“It is further ordered and decreed that defendant’s right to retain possession of that portion of said plantation actually used and occupied by defendant, at the date. of the institution of this suit, for necessary railroad purposes, be recognized and enforced, on the condition, however, of paying to the plaintiff the market value of said portion, as of date August, 189S, with…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pons v. Yazoo & M. V. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- State ex rel. Saint v. Houssiere-Latreille Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Simmons v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950