Richard v. Perrodin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; Edward Taylor Lewis, Judge. Action by Alexandre Richard and others against Humbert Perrodin. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiffs are owners of lands in the Bellevue section of the parish of St. Landry, and in this section they live and have their homes.
They allege that they have a right to cut timber on lands granted by the Spanish government to a number of colonists.
They complain of the acts of defendant, and charge that he is a trespasser upon their right. That he, although not entitled to a similar right, is cutting down timber on the land thus donated.
They ask that their right to cut timber be recognized, and that he be restrained by injunction from committing further damage.
They sue in their own name,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ashley Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Corkran Oil & Development Co. v. ArnaudetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Canter v. Heirs of WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- In re LockhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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- Puritan Co. v. ClarksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Ducote v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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