Legal Opinion

Churchill Farms, Inc. v. Gaudet

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 30, 1936No. 33218PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ODOM, Justice.

Plaintiff alleged that it was in possession of, as owner, some 6,000 acres ot low, marsh land in the parish of Jefferson, and that.it had so possessed the land for more than one year at the time the suit was filed on November 13, 1934; that said lands are inhabited by muskrats, which breed and live there, and that the rats are fur-bearing animals, and that their pelts are valuable; that the trapping of rats for their pelts is a legitimate and lucrative business, and that the right to engage in the trapping business on said lands is a real right which belongs exclusively to it as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Houssiere Latreille Oil Co. v. Jennings-Heywood Oil SyndicateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  2. Davidson v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
  3. Wemple v. EasthamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
  4. Brunning v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  5. Castell Land & Harbor Co. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Loeblich v. GarnierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
  2. Monroe Real Estate & Development Co., Inc. v. Sunshine Equipment Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. Carbo v. City of SlidellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. Harvey v. HavardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. Indian Bayou Hunting Club, Inc. v. TaylorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972

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