Legal Opinion

Dickson v. Sandefur

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 7, 1971No. 50690PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARHAM, Justice.

The district court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs on their principal demand and dismissed the reconventional demand of one of the defendants, Norman D. Stewart. The Court of Appeal affirmed,1 235 So.2d 579, and we granted writs to review its decision.

C. Bickham Dickson, Jr., and his two sons instituted a possessory action against a number of defendants, claiming the old abandoned bed of Red River, a navigable river, around Sunflower Peninsula and the land between that bed and the new bed of the river across Stmflozver Peninsula-. Among the defendants was Norman D.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  2. Fitzsimmons v. CassityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
  3. Stephens v. DrakeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  4. Russ v. StephensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
  5. Strohecker v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. J.P. Furlong Enterprises, Inc. v. Sun Exploration & Production Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Tassin v. RhynesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  3. Verzwyvelt v. Armstrong-Ratterree, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. State v. BourdonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  5. Dickson v. SandefurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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