Williams v. White Castle Lumber & Shingle Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Assumption; Paul Leche, Judge. Action by Frank B. Williams against the White Castle Lumber & Shingle Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement.
MONROE, J.
This is a petitory action for the recovery of the east half of the southwest quarter of section 53, township 14 south, range 14 east, Southeastern Land District of Louisiana, west of the Mississippi river, in the parish of Assumption. The defendant having set up an alleged superior title, the plaintiff undertook to call his authors in warranty, but an objection to that mode of procedure was sustained by the court, and the call was stricken out.
Plaintiff traces his title to what is termed a “patent” issued by the president and secretary of the board of commissioners of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baker v. Atkins & WidemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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