Southern Lands, Inc. v. Henderson

DAWKINS, District Judge.

This case was filed in the State court of Calcasieu Parish, by the Southern’ Lands, Inc., and one William R. Conklin, against the widow and heirs of James M. Henderson, for the specific performance of an alleged option or agreement to convey certain real property and for an accounting of rents and revenues, as well as for the proceeds of certain portions of the property claimed to have been leased, assigned or disposed of by the defendants.

All of the defendants were shown by the petition to be non-residents of this State. They appeared and removed the case to this…