Legal Opinion

Board of School Directors of Caldwell Parish v. Meridith

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 16, 1916No. 22147PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Caldwell; George Wear, Sr., Judge. Action by the Board of School Directors of Caldwell Parish against J. J. Meridith and another, liquidators. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss.

MONROE, C. J.

Plaintiff herein brought a previous suit against the Louisiana Central Lumber Company et al. for the recovery of certain tracts of land said to have been donated to Pine Grove Academy and to have been conveyed to the parties made defendants without legal authority; the allegations of its petition, as recited in the opinion of this court being, in effect, that Pine Grove Academy was incorporated by Act 76 • of 1838, whereby, also, the state donated to it the sum of $1,500 for the use and benefit of the youth and inhabitants generally of Caldwell parish; that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Board of Directors of Public Schools v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Citizens' Bank of Columbia v. Bellamy Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  2. Kendrick v. GarreneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  3. Esso Standard Oil Company v. JordanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  4. John Barkley & Co. v. Ham & SeymourSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  5. Martin v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922

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