Rogers v. Huie-Hodge Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Bienville; B. P. Edwards, Judge. Action by Will L. Rogers against the HuieHodge Lumber Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
This is a suit to annul for lesion beyond moiety a sale of 160 acres of timber lands. The price of the sale was §875; and its date, May, 1905. This suit was filed three years later in April, 1908.
The suit is of the same character as that of Nannie Smith v. Same Defendant, 55 South. 698,1 yesterday decided, the only difference being- that in the present case the land itself was sold; whereas, in the other case the timber only was sold. What was said in the other suit may be repeated here —that we are satisfied this suit would never have been brought if the price of lands and timber, instead of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. Huie-Hodge Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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