Gilmore v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Action by William V. Gilmore against the Frost-Johnson Lumber Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
O’ÑIELL, J.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment annulling the appellant’s tax title for 326.66 acres of timber land, described as the east half of section 13, township 7 south, range 5 east, and condemning the defendant to pay $40 damages for timber taken from the land.
The plaintiff claims title by mesne conveyances from James E. Zunts, who acquired title from the state under a patent dated the 5th of August, 1857. The defendant claims title through mesne conveyances from •Robert A. Corbin, who purchased from the state at a public sale made by the sheriff and ex officio tax collector of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Chamberlain v. AbadieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Terry v. HeisenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Breaux v. NegrottoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Boagni v. Pacific Imp. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- George v. ColeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- McBroom v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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