State Ex Rel. Armistead v. Grace
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Application by tbe State, on tbe relation of E. D. Armistead, for writ of mandamus against Fred J. Grace, register, application by S. P. Carroll for writ of mandamus against tbe same defendant, and by John Dexter for writ of mandamus against tbe same defendaut. The cases were consolidated. Judgment for defendant, and relators appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
These three cases have been consolidated by consent, as they involve the same principles of law. The several relators seek the issuance of a writ of mandamus to the register of the state land office to compel him to issue to them patents to certain lands described in their petition, which they allege they have entered according to law and to which they are entitled to patents, but that the register has refused to issue the patents asked for, assigning as his reason that Act No. 215 of 1908 annulled all applications on file in his office, and that he is now without authority to issue patents…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pennoyer v. McConnaughySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- State ex rel. McEnery v. LanierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
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