Legal Opinion
Louisiana Sulphur Mining Co. v. Brimstone R. & Canal Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 28, 1918No. 21157PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Alfred M. Barbe, Judge. Suit by the Louisiana Sulphur Mining Company against the Brimstone Railroad & Canal Company. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Under date of September, 1905, the agent of the defendant company addressed to the plaintiff company the following letter:
“I have been engaged by the Brimstone Railroad & Canal Company to secure for them a right of way from the sulphur mines in this parish westward to the Sabine river. I notice that sections 31, 32 and 33 in Tp. 9 S. R. 11 W. is credited to you. The right of way desired is 200 feet wide and crosses your property approximately as shown on the plat on the margin of this letter, the exact distances from the section corners to be verified before any transfer is made.
“We are…
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