Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Albritton v. Grace
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 18, 1915No. 20213PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Mandamus by the State, on the relation of Alvin R. Albritton, against Fred J. Grace, Register. From a judgment for defendant, relator appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Relator has appealed from a judgment rejecting his application for a writ of mandamus, directing the register of the State Land Office to locate certain land warrants, or issue other warrants “in lieu” thereof, and locate the same on land constituting the bed of Dolet Lake, in the parish of De Soto.
Paragraph 8 of the petition reads:
“Your relator shows that he is the true and lawful owner of the following described swamp land warrants, or certificates, issued, under authority of Act 247 of 1855, by the State of Louisiana, to John Laidlaw, and located, by the…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- Augustin v. Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1928