Legal Opinion
Cooley v. Meridian Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 27, 1940No. 35642PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
On September 10, 1901, Samuel C. Tippet sold to F. E., A. M., and W. B. Gloyd “all the timber standing, being and growing on and upon” 80 acres of land in Vernon Parish for $300 cash, the vendees to have 50 years from that date in which to remove the timber.
On March 13, 1902, Tippet sold the land to Joel E. Cooley, “with all pine Timber reserved and excepted and withheld from said Joel E. Cooley”.
The plaintiffs in this suit are the widow and sole heirs of Joel E. Cooley. The defendant is the. Meridian Lumber Company, Ltd., to which the timber passed from the Gloyds by mesne…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Colleton Mercantile & Mfg. Co. v. GruberDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1925
- Nettles v. LichtmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Johnson v. TruittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Kavanaugh v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
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