Legal Opinion
Esmele v. Violet Trapping Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 24, 1937No. 33117PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
Plaintiff alleged that on or about September 11, 1933, he leased 2,850 acres of land from Godchaux Sugars, Inc., took possession thereof by posting it, and planted thereon “grasses and foods to encourage habitation of fur bearing animals upon said property,” and that for a considerable period of time he was in the “peaceful possession” of the land; that during “the present trapping season” (this suit was filed January 20, 1934) he placed trappers on the lands “for the purpose of catching muskrats”; that in the month of December, 1933, the Violet Trapping Company, a nonresident…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gardiner v. ErskineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Rosenthal-Brown Fur Co. v. Jones-Frere Fur Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Joseph Rathborne Lumber Co. v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Fabacher v. RouprichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Louisiana State Rice Milling Co. v. PotterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Harrison v. Petroleum SurveysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Indian Bayou Hunting Club, Inc. v. TaylorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- United Gas Public Service Co. v. MitchellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Bergeron v. Con-Plex, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Cane River Needle Art v. Reon, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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