Legal Opinion
Albritton v. Childers
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 31, 1954No. 41279, 41498PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Alvin R. Albritton and his two sons, William Louis and A. Sterling Albritton, claiming to be owners of a tract of land of approximately 39 acres, brought this suit against John Chester Childers, W. M. Wallace and L. L. Powers to recover the sum of $15,000 for the alleged wrongful cutting and taking of some 200,000 feet of timber from such property.
Answering, defendants denied plaintiffs’ ownership of that part of the land from which the timber was retnoved, and they affirmatively averred title thereto to be in L. L. Powers. They prayed for a rejection of plaintiffs’ demands…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Smith v. ChappellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Booksh v. A. Wilbert Sons Lumber & Shingle Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Cook v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Mecom v. GravesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Dugas v. PowellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Heirs of Boagni v. ThorntonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Deselle v. BonnetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Chauvin v. LeBlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Stevens v. MayoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Blevins v. Manufacturers Record Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
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