Morgan v. Driggs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appear from the court of the fourth district for the parish of Pointe Ooupée, the judge of the second district presiding. This is a possessory action.
Read the full summary
Appear from the court of the fourth district for the parish of Pointe Ooupée, the judge of the second district presiding. This is a possessory action. The plaintiff alleges he is the possessor [177] and owner of a tract of land composed of three distinct claims, viz.: Mc-Lanahan, Enet, and Larue, lying in the parish of Pointe Coupée, and fronting on the Mississippi Kiver; that he has had actual possession thereof for more than two years, and that the defendants, Henry Driggs, A. Butts, R. Richards, and Ward, have forcibly and tortiously and without right entered on said land and taken illegal…
1Opinion of the CourtSijiojt, J.
This is a possessory action which presents the same features as the one decided upon by this court iu the case of Morgan v. Driggs et al., reported in 15 La. Rep. 451. Indeed it is founded on the same facts, presented on the same kind of alleged possession, and is between the same parties, except that the plaintiff thought proper to make other persons parties defendants with those whom he had previously sued in the former action. He alleges himself to be the owner and possessor of a tract of land which he describes, composed of the McLanahan, Enet and Larue claims, the boundaries of which are…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Keene v. RelfSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1837
- Morgan v. DriggsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
- Wilcoxon v. Buford's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1836
- Kemp v. AmackerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1839
3Cited by6 opinions
- Driggs v. MorganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
- Patin v. BlaizeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
- Nuzum v. GoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1872
- Walden v. City Bank of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
- Coco v. GuyralSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.