Legal Opinion
Emerson v. Cotton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 18, 1946No. 37712PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
This is a petitory action wherein the plaintiffs seek to be decreed the owners of the Wy2 of the NW% and the NWÍ4 of the SW% of Sec. (12), Township Six (6) North, Range Six (6) East of Louisiana Meridian, Parish of Catahoula, containing 119.40 acres, more or less.
The property involved in this suit was acquired by Daniel Smith on September 5, 1856, from the State of Louisiana by patent. Daniel Smith, at the time of his death, July 15, 1866, owned Smithland Plantation, containing 1,100 acres of land, more or less. The land in controversy and other lands previously acquired by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Snelling v. AdairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Harrill v. PittsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Bryan v. WisnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- Levy v. WardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- Lawler v. BradfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Pitre v. PeltierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Thibodeaux v. ComeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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