Louisiana Navigation Co. v. Oyster Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court of writs of error to state courts, and what constitutes a final judgment reviewable by this court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The Supreme Court of Louisiana in this case reviewed, the judgment of a trial court which dismissed the petition of the plaintiff because it stated no cause of action. The plaintiff in error here was plaintiff in the trial court and appellant in the court below. The suit was based on an alleged right to recover damages for slander of the title of plaintiff to described lands. Under the law of Louisiana, for the purpose of passing upon the exception of no cause of action, the case in substance became one petitory in its character — that is, one to try title to land. Treating the action ag of…
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