Nickerson v. Allen Bros. & Wadley, Ltd.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; John Thomas Watkins, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mary A. Nickerson and others against Allen Bros. & Wadley, Limited. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiffs, who are the widow and heirs of James W. Nickerson, deceased, allege that the defendant corporation has trespassed upon certain land owned by them in the parish of Webster, has constructed a railway and tramways thereon, and has removed the timber therefrom, and that they have thereby sustained loss by reason of injury to the land in the sum of $100, by reason of expense incurred in attempting to stop the trespass in the sum of $100, by the removal of timber in the sum of $1,680; and they further claim $500 as punitory damages.
The defendant admits…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boyd v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
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