South Louisiana Land Co. v. Riggs Cypress Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. Action by the South Louisiana Land Company, Limited, against the Riggs Cypress Company, Limited. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff’s complaint was that the defendant company had slandered its title to swamp lands described in its petition, for which it claims damages in the sum of $5,000. Plaintiff also charged that the defendant has cut down cypress timber on these lands. The number of trees cut down plaintiff numbers as at least' 1,000, equal to 1,500,000 feet of’ log measure, valued at $12 per thousand. That the defendant’s act in thus cutting down the trees was a bald trespass on its part, for which plaintiff asks relief to the amount before mentioned.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dalton v. WickliffeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Ramos Lumber & Mfg. Co. v. LabarreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Patterson v. LandruSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Segur v. SorelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1837
3Cited by31 opinions
- Hill v. RicheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Frederick v. GoodbeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Daigle v. Pan American Production Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- International Paper Co. v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Miller v. Albert Hanson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
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