Ours v. Gray
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Edmund Denis Miller, Judge. Action by David Ours and others against R. F. Gray and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
The action is petitory. Plaintiffs seek to recover from the defendants a tract of land containing (151.54 acres, for which they hold a patent, issued to Hiram Ours, or his heirs, dated the 12th day of April, 1902.
This tract lies between the Rio Hondo and Sabine rivers, in Calcasieu parish. It is well known as one of the Rio Hondo claims, and under that name it is referred to in the different land departments of the local and general governments.
Plaintiffs trace them claim of transfers back to the 1st day of November, 1824, at which time Hiram Ours located this tract as a Rio Hondo claim in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jopling v. ChachereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Gonsoulin's Heirs v. Gulf Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
- Welch v. Forest Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Breaux v. LefortSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Ours v. BordagesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Succession of SarthouLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927