D'Echaux v. Gibson Cypress Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tgrrebonne; Louis Philip Caillouet, Judge. Action by Jules D’Echaux against the Gibson Cypress Lumber Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The alleged value of the pullboat, fixed by plaintiff at $2,850.79, is the amount claimed.
It was in the possession of the defendant *627lessee, and while in his possession it was partially destroyed by fire.
Defendant went into possession of the pull-boat and other property on the 17th day of September, 1902, under a notarial act which changed the terms of a prior written act entered into between plaintiff and defendant.
In the latter act the plaintiff and defendant agreed that the right which had been reserved by plaintiff, D’Echaux, to operate the pullboat and pull out logs from the swamps,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Payne v. James & TragerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
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