Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 20, 1956No. 42539PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*107MOISE, Justice.
In the exercise of our supervisory control, Article VII, Sec. 11, Constitution of 1921-LSA, we granted writs to review a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, in favor of plaintiff, Mrs. Nellie Stevens, which reversed a judgment of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Webster in favor of the defendant, Melvin F. Johnson.
More time is sometimes spent in the battle of persuasion than in the adoption of the rules of guidance shown in the express law of the State.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Nellie Stevens, brought an action to be declared the owner of a…
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- Thurmon v. HoggSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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- Meshell v. BauerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
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3Cited by21 opinions
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