Dew v. Hammett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. P. Mills, Judge. Suit by W. B. Dew and others against Richard Hammett and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
By Division C, composed of Justices DAW-KINS, ST. PAUL, and THOMPSON.
THOMPSON, J.
This suit is to recover two-fifteenths interest in 376% acres of land situated in the oil fields of Caddo parish. The plaintiffs claim as lineal descendants of Elizabeth Croom, except Dew, who purchased the interest of a coheir of his coplaintiffs; The defendants deny that the land ever belonged to Elizabeth Croom, and they deny also that the plaintiffs are the heirs and representatives of said Elizabeth Croom. They allege that they are owners of the whole property, including the interest claimed by plaintiffs.…
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- Liles v. PittsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
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