Peterman v. Poitevant & Favre Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Charles Peterman against the Poitevant & Favre Lumber Company and AVilliam J. Poitevant. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff sues the two defendants named in the title for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the attachment of his property and the arrest of his person.
The facts, as we find them from the testimony adduced upon the trial, are as follows: .
In 1889, plaintiff and his brother, AVilliam Peterman, bought a quarter section (160 acres) of swamp land in section 9, on Honey Island, in Louisiana, near the Mississippi line, and at that time, in reply to a suggestion that he would have to have the lines run before he could cut any timber, plaintiff said:
“It…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sandoz v. VeazieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- State v. PetermanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Clement Bros. v. Their CreditorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Laville v. BiguenaudSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860