Legal Opinion
Martin v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 2, 1922No. 23604Published
Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Caldwell; F. E. Jones, Judge. Action by George T. Martin, judicial liquidator of the Pine Grove Academy, against the Louisiana Central Lumber Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
LAND, J.
Plaintiff instituted a petitory action for the recovery of certain lands, and for the sum of $10,009, the alleged value of the timber cut and removed from same.
The prescription of one year, pleaded under article 3537 of the Civil Code as amended by Act No. 33 of 1902, was sustained by this court in its former judgment, for the following reasons:
“We think that, inasmuch, as the charter of the academy had long since expired by limitation (in 1S85) when the purported timber sale was made, there was no one at that time authorized to act for the corporation, and hence the same…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. F. B. Williams Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- City of New Orleans v. Salmen Brick & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- Board of School Directors of Caldwell Parish v. MeridithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Board of Directors of Public Schools v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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