Legal Opinion

J. A. Bel Lumber Co. v. Stout

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 2, 1914No. 19,883PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Fifteenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge. Action by the J. A. Bel Lumber Company, Limited, against J. C. Stout. From judgment for defendant,' plaintiff! appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, J.

Plaintiff: alleges that it “is the true and lawful owner and entitled to the exclusive right to recover all sunken pine logs or timber to be found in the Calcasieu river and its tributaries, in Louisiana, *989bearing the various marks and brands, * * * as shown by the statement” attached to and made part of the petition; that same were acquired by bills of sale, for valuable considerations, and that it has never relinquished or abandoned its ownership or rights thereto; “that the J. C. Stout Lumber Company of which J. C. Stout-is the owner, * * * in bad faith and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Eads v. BrazeltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1861
  2. Judson v. MalloyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1870
  3. Derry v. RossSupreme Court of Colorado · 1880
  4. de Lizardi v. New Orleans Canal & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
  5. McGoon v. AnkenyIllinois Supreme Court · 1850

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Liles v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. Kramer v. FreemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  3. Liles v. Producers' Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  4. Bruner v. Geneva County Forestry Dept.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  5. Don George, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1951

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