Richardson v. Martin

LE BLANC, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for trespass by cutting timber on Lot 4 of Section 32 T. 8 S. R. 6 East, St. Helena Meridian, in the Parish of Livingston, claimed to have been owned by the plaintiffs as the heirs of Benjamin B. Cleneay. Two attorneys, Simpson H. Sharp and M. Carter Round have a contingent interest under a contract with the heirs of Cleneay, and are also parties plaintiff.

The petition sets out the interest of the plaintiffs as owners of the property and alleges that it recently came to their knowledge that Edward B. Martin, the defendant, had caused to be cut…