Legal Opinion

Shields v. Whitlock

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 22, 1903No. 14,817PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Charles V. Porter, Judge. Action by Edward Shields against Whit-lock & Brown. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, J.

The plaintiff filed this suit July 12, 1902, and he alleges that the defendants have trespassed upon, and have denuded of its timber, a tract of land owned by him, containing about 360 acres, and described as the N. and the N. E. % of the" S. W. Vi of Sec. 15, T. 9, R. 10 W.; that he learned of their depredation only within *716a month before the institution of this suit, and after the timber had been removed and the land rendered valueless; that the timber so taken was worth $3,007.30; and that he has been otherwise damaged, the particulars being stated. He…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. de Lizardi v. New Orleans Canal & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1873

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Liles v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. Ducros v. St. Bernard Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  3. Citizens' Bank of Louisiana v. JeansonneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
  4. Martin v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  5. Davis v. Ruddock Orleans Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912

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