Legal Opinion
Verret v. Norwood
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 23, 1975No. 56392PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
313 So.2d 842 (1975)
Charles VERRET et al.
v.
Georgiana Carlin NORWOOD et al.
No. 56392.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 23, 1975.
Application denied. The result is correct.
BARHAM, J., is of the opinion the writ should be granted. The Court of Appeal criticized Walmsley v. Pan American Petroleum Corporation, 244 La. 513, 153 So.2d 375. Nevertheless, they felt compelled to follow that holding that Louisiana had an action to remove cloud from title. We do not have such an action in Louisiana procedure and we should expressly overrule the Walmsley case. Although this writ denial can be said to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Walmsley v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Flores v. State, Department of Civil ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bordelon v. Haas Investment Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Papworth v. Truxton Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Delerno v. Coastal States Gas Producing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983