Legal Opinion

Ellington v. Ellis & Dorsett

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 9, 1925No. 2228PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarver, J.

This suit was brought id 1911 by J. T. Ellington against C. J. ElliS, E. N. Dorsett, Tensas Delta Land Company^ Limited, J. W. Kesterson and Fred. Buskin.

Its main purpose was the partition of 280 acres .of land in which the plaintiff claimed an undivided one-third interest and Buskin, Ellis and Dorsett the other two thirds, and incidentally to have decreed null as to plaintiff’s interest the, claims of Tensas Delta Land Company, Limited^ *717and Kesterson who, plaintiff alleged, claimed the whole of some of the land.

The Tensas Delta Land Company, Limited, filed a general denial, and the record…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. Leader Realty Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
  3. Bernstine v. LeeperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
  4. Leonard v. GarrettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
  5. Hermann v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Grand v. American General Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  2. Bossier v. Shell Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Thompson v. WebbLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
  4. Hansbrough v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RailroadLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965

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