Carter v. Moore
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The issue in this suit is whether state officials may be compelled by mandamus to issue a patent with an ambiguous description. The claim arises because of a clerical error at the time of the issuance of an original patent in 1881, since corrected. We hold that Act 62 of 1912 (La.R.S. 9:-5661), preventing annulment of patents in certain instances, does not here apply so as to require the re-issuance of an original patent, since corrected, which contained an ambiguous or void description.
The heirs and successors in title to Vile- or Theriot file this mandamus suit against the…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cox v. HartSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Horne v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Miami Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- McDade v. Bossier Levee BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- California Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Doerr v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Sinclair Oil & Gas Company v. Delacroix CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Carter v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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