Legal Opinion
Roussel v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 17, 1922No. 23518PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a petitory action brought by certain heirs of Jean Lavergne, and by Willis J. Roussel, administrator of the consolidated successions of certain other heirs of Jean Lavergne, to recover lots 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, in square No. 1605, and a triangular piece of ground No! 14D, 30t> feet front on Genois street and 52 feet on First Lake street, said property being located in the city of New Orleans.
Petitioners allege that Jean Lavergne, Sr., on August 1, 1771, acquired from the Spanish Crovtn a grant of land situated on Lake Pontchartrain, bounded on the east by the Bayou St. John, on the…
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- St. Julien v. Morgan Louisiana & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Harang v. Golden Ranch Land & Drainage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- McCutchen v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Gray v. State Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Roussel v. Railways Realty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
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