Williams' Heirs v. Zengel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George Henry Théard, Judge. Action by the heirs of Henry T. Williams and others against Frank Zengel, curator and individually. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
PROVO STY. J.
There are two petitions, an original and a supplemental. In the original petition the plaintiffs alleged that they were “the holders, owners, and possessors” of certain real estate which they described, and that the defendants had slandered, and were continuing to slander, their title. They did not set forth their title, and did not say how • long their possession had lasted. The slander was alleged to consist in that the property had been inventoried as belonging to the defendant succession. Damages were prayed against the succession and against Frank Zengel, its administrator,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frost v. SpitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Dick v. ForakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Dalton v. WickliffeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Gilmore v. SchenckSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Des Allemands Lumber Co. v. Morgan City Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. Jefferson Island Salt Mining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Siegel v. HelisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Miller v. Albert Hanson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Prevost v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Chauvin v. KirchhoffLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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