Legal Opinion
Creevy v. Breedlove
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 15, 1857PublishedCited by 13 opinions
from the Fifth District Court of New Orleans, Augustin, J. Tried by a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtSpoeford, J.
The motion to dissmiss came too late. More than three judicial days had passed since the filing of the transcript, and the cause had already been set down for trial at the instance of counsel for the party who afterwards made the motion to dismiss. See Temple v. Marshall & James, 11 Ann. 613. O'Reilly v. McLeod, 2 Ann. 138.
The property sunk in the steamer Tennessee having been unclaimed for twenty-three years was clearly derelict. The plaintiffs had a right to attempt its recovery by means of their diving bells and wrecking apparatus.
The defendant, under the evidence, was without a legal…
2Cited by13 opinions
- Lafayette v. FarrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Mutual Life Insurance v. HouchinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Saxon v. Southwestern Brick & Tile Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Columbus-America Discovery Group, Inc. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Sammons v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
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