Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Verret
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 15, 1891No. 1399PublishedCited by 6 opinions
APPEAL from the Twenty-first District Court, Parish of St. Martin. Mouton, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Breaux, J.
Plaintiff sues to recover the sum of $3500, value of timber, he alleges that the defendants have taken possession of and sold for their account.
He claims to be the owner of these trees, under a contract dated the 17th day of September, 1883, entered into with the president of the School Board of the parish of St. Martin, authorizing him during one year, to deaden, cut down and trail trees on. Sec. 16, T. 11, S. B., 9 E., for which he bound himself to pay $1 a tree.
He paid $760 altogether for the trees he floated and sold.
He avers that, in…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Burk v. Livingston Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- St. Louis Cypress Co. v. ThibodauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Ellis v. Acadia Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Linden School District No. 24 v. PorterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
- Garrison v. Natalbany Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
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