Legal Opinion
Atchafalaya Land Co. v. Dibert, Stark & Brown Cypress Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 5, 1925No. 25042PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
The trial judge has clearly and succinctly stated the issues herein involved (substantially) as follows:
This suit is brought by the liquidators of the plaintiff company for the purpose of annulling and canceling certain state land patents, through which is derived th'e title of the defendants to certain large tracts of land in the parish of Assumption; and to have it declared that said lands were included in the grant from the state of Louisiana to the Atchafalaya Basin levee board (through whom plaintiff claims) under the provisions of Act 97 of 1896, creating said levee board.
The defendants…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Atchafalaya Land Co. v. F. B. Williams Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- McDade v. Bossier Levee BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- St. Paul v. Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State ex rel. Atchafalaya Basin Levee Board v. CapdervielleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- State v. Cross Lake Shooting & Fishing ClubSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Board of Com'rs v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- State v. Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. AucoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. AllisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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