Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Martin Timber Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 9, 1959No. 43098PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PONDER, Justice.

In this suit the plaintiff is seeking to recover the value of timber cut and removed from his land. It appears from the allegation in the petition that the plaintiff is contending that the defendant was guilty of moral bad faith in the cutting and removing of timber, and, in the alternative, that the defendant is in legal bad faith in removing the timber, and, in the further alternative, that plaintiff is entitled to recover the value of the stumpage of logs cut and removed from the land. The plaintiff also seeks damages for the destruction of a fence on his property, and the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Texas Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  2. Stack v. De Soto Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  3. Succession of JurisichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  4. Moriarty v. WeissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Odom v. Union Producing CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
  2. St. Romain v. Midas Exploration, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. Nordan-Lawton Oil and Gas Corp. of Texas v. MillerDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1967
  4. Simmons v. American National Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  5. Winn State Bank & Trust Co. v. BrowningLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

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