Legal Opinion

Goldsmith v. McCoy

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 30, 1938No. 34741PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOURNET, Justice.

This is an action in jactitation or slander of title and also for damages. The object of the action is to have declared extinguished, because of nonusage for a period of more than ten years, the servitude created by an act of exchange dated September 19, 1925, affecting property now in the possession of plaintiff, Dr. Ben Goldsmith, who is the owner thereof in fee; and to have cancelled from the records of the Parish of Calcasieu the inscription of a mortgage affecting said servitude executed by defendant, Charles A. McCoy, to secure his note, held by the Calcasieu National…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Bremer v. North Central Texas Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  3. Frost Lumber Industries, Inc. v. Union Power Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  4. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Nabors Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
  5. White v. Ouachita Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Vincent v. BullockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  2. Howard L. Makofsky, Jr. v. Raymond C. Cunningham, IICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Trustees of Tufts College v. Triple R. Ranch, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1973
  4. Hightower v. MaritzkySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  5. Diefenthal v. Longue Vue Management Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990

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