Smith v. Crandall
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Winn; George Wear, Judge. Action by Gill Smith and Oliver K. Wallace against A. W. Crandall and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The petition herein represented that on or about May 4, 1906, the plaintiff made a formal application to the register of the state land office and tendered the legal price, fees, commissions, etc., for the entry of sundry tracts of land, aggregating 10,-896.24 acres; that said application was rejected for the reason that said lands had been entered or purported to have been entered ; that said entries were null and void ab initio, because made under Act No. 23, p. 25, of 1880, with what is known as “McEnery land scrip,” which was located upon the lands of the state of Louisiana belonging to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McMichael v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- In Re EmblenSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Emblen v. Lincoln Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- McMillen v. Ferrum Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
3Cited by14 opinions
- Quaker Realty Co. v. LabasseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- State v. Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- O'Brien v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- State ex rel. Board of Com'rs v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Albritton v. ShawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
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