Scovell v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Parish of Caddo. « Action by Mrs. Mary Lee Scovell and others against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and the defendant applies for certiorari or writ of review to the Court of Appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The two plaintiffs are owners • of the Plain Dealing and Shady Grove plantations, and sue the defendant railway company for the value of the right of way which it occupies across the places. The company took possession without title, but with the consent of the father and tutor of plaintiffs, who, by the way, was also the vice president of the company. This was in 1888, and the road has been in ac*461tual operation ever since. The plaintiffs were emancipated and dispensed from attaining the age of majority on August 2, 1896, and October 20, 1897, respectively. This suit was instituted in October,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Amet v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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