Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Des Allemands Lumber Co. v. Allen

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 22, 1903No. 14,897PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Application by the state, on the relation of the Des Allemands Lumber Company, Limited, for writs of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition to A. C. Allen, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.

The Des Allemands Lumber Company conducted, owned and operated a saw mill plant.

In connection with same, it owned, or leased, or enjoyed the privilege of taking timber from (either or all), large bodies .of swamp lands in the neighborhood and having water connection with the mill through bayous, lakes, canals, etc.

The timber (logs) cut from the swamps, were trailed and pulled, or floated, over these water connections, to the mill and there sawed into lumber.

In June, 1901, the Des Allemands Company entered into a contract with another corporation, known as the Morgan City Timber Co., Limited,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schwan v. SchwanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  2. Eltringham v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
  3. State ex rel. Roth v. Judge of Twenty-third District CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
  4. Martin Davie & Co. v. CarvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
  5. State ex rel. Dowdell v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ramos Lumber & Mfg. Co. v. SandersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  2. Ludwig v. CallowaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  3. Jackson v. CrilltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  4. State ex rel. Richardson v. St. PaulSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  5. State v. WertheimerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935

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