Legal Opinion

Gilmore v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 6, 1916No. 20007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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

  1. Chamberlain v. AbadieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
  2. Terry v. HeisenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  3. Breaux v. NegrottoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
  4. Boagni v. Pacific Imp. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  5. George v. ColeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gulotta v. CutshawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  2. Gulotta v. CutshawLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
  3. Nixon v. EnglishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  4. Wheat v. Bayer & Thayer Hardwood Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  5. McBroom v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925

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