Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Dixie Electric Membership Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 1955No. 3962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGÉR, Judge.. This is a suit wherein petitioners seek damages for the unlawful destruction of certain large and valuable trees. The damages claimed are in the sum of $3,000, and were a' result of the defendant cutting a right of way for electric lines through the property of petitioners.. The Lower Court awarded damages in the sum of $1,950. The defendant appealed seeking reversal of the judgment below, and, in the alternative, alleging that the damages were excessive. The petitioners answered the appeal asking for an increase in the damages awarded.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hanover Fire Ins. Co. v. Southern Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Onorato v. MaestriSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Givens v. Yazoo M.V.R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Shreveport Laundries, Inc. v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co. of St. PaulLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Grayson v. LyonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lewis v. QuebedeauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Barber v. HardwickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Morgan v. Dixie Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958