Legal Opinion
Albert Matthews, Geraldine Mattews, and A. L. Nuckols v. George McGee and Chicago Mill and Lumber Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1966No. 18145PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
George McGee instituted this diversity action to quiet title to certain lands, known as Diamond Point, troubled by the wanderings of the Arkansas River. The defendants counterclaimed and asked for similar relief in their favor; in addition, they seek treble damages, under Ark. Stat. § 50-105 (1947), for the value of timber cut and carried away. The case was tried to the court sitting without a jury. Judgment was entered quieting title in the plaintiff, perpetually restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff’s possession, and dismissing the damage…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kimble v. WilleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- Edna Ruth Cole v. G. Joseph Neaf, an Individual, and G. Joseph Neaf, Public Administrator for St. Louis County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Kimble v. WilleyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1951
- Mississippi v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Anderson-Tully Co. v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
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