Legal Opinion
Erath Sugar Company v. Broussard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1961No. 45302PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
In this proceeding, the plaintiff seeks to be decreed the owner and to be granted the undisturbed possession of a certain plot of land located in Vermilion Parish. The district court sustained an exception of no cause of action and dismissed the suit. The court of appeal 1 affirmed the judgment upon a holding that the plaintiff could not proceed under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (LSA-R.S. 13:4231-13:4246) since its petition sets forth grounds for a petitory action.
In its application for writs, plaintiff asserted that this holding is in conflict with the case of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- West v. RaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Breaux v. LairdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Burton v. LesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Florida Molasses Co. v. BergerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Seale v. StephensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Teachers'retirement System v. La. St. Employees Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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