Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Adema v. Meraux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1938No. 35007PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
The Ritsch Alluvial Land Co., a Wisconsin corporation, brought suit in the Parish of Plaquemines, alleging that it was the owner of a large tract of land in that parish, which land, it is alleged, the Adema-Gravolet Realty Co., Inc., now possesses and claims to own.
In its petition Ritsch Alluvial Land Co. set out its chain of title, as well as the chain of title under which defendant claims to own the land. According to the petition, one of the links in defendant’s chain of title is a tax- deed, dated July 11, 1931, made by the sheriff to Patrick M. Adema and Benjamin S.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Quaker Realty Co. v. LabasseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Waterhouse v. Star Land Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Ideal Savings & Homestead Ass'n v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Schwartzenburg v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Tichenor v. Dr. G. H. Tichenor's Antiseptic Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
3Cited by11 opinions
- Ritsch Alluvial Land Co. v. AdemaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Scott v. Hunt Oil CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Moore v. Shell Oil CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Scott v. WareLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Harper v. Celotex Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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