Spremich v. Maurepas Land & Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. Action by Peter Spremich against the Maurepas Land & Lumber Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
MONROE, J.
Petitioner alleges that on and prior to February 27, 1893, he was an actual settler on certain lands belonging to the state of Louisiana, which he describes; that they are of the value of $1,600, and that he had improved the same, and on the date mentioned filed in the office of the register of the state land office a declaration to the effect that he was in possession, and that he thereby acquired a right of pre-emption and pre-entry with respect thereto, but that the Pontchartrain levee board, in disregard of said rights, on or about February 3, 1894,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gilman v. . TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Weaver v. LapsleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1869
- Cox v. Beaufort County Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
- McCabe v. EmersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1851
- Greenwood v. ButlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1893
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Quaker Realty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- State ex rel. Posey v. EllisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1916