Willswood Plantation, Inc. v. Foret

STOULIG, Judge.

Plaintiff, Willswood Plantation, Inc. (Willswood), has appealed a judgment dismissing its rule to evict its tenant Clarence P. Foret from Mississippi River batture property for nonpayment of rent for the years 1974, 1975 and 1976.

Plaintiff’s right to possession — a simple issue — is made complex by the procedural imbroglio that developed from plaintiff’s initial attempt to eject this tenant. The first suit, filed February 18, 1975, resulted in a judgment that awarded Willswood past-due rentals of $29,100 and was silent as to its right to possession. From this judgment Foret…