Allen v. Frank Janes Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of West Carroll; E. McBain, Judge ad hoc. Action by J. Wheelock Allen against Frank Janes Company, Limited, and others.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
One of the defendants, Frank Janes, bought from the Tensas Delta Land Company 160 acres of timbered land, included in which was the 40 acres in controversy, the S. E. % of the S. W. % of section 23, township 23 north, range 10 east, parish of West Carroll. The sale was without warranty, but for $25,740. He removed and sold the timber from this land and from some 5,000 additional acres adjoining, which he had also bought. This timber being some seven miles from the nearest shipping point, he installed a railroad for removing it. Thereafter he transferred the land to the other defendant, the…
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