C. C. Mengel & Bro. v. Norman

Citations

• 144 La. 632
• 81 So. 207
• 1919 La. LEXIS 1600

Syllabus

<p>Public Lands <&wkey;103(2,4) — Homestead Entry on Swamp Land — Protection oe Possession-Jurisdiction oe State Court.</p> <p>Pending contest by plaintiff and state before Land Department of United States of defendant’s homestead entry on lands selected by state under swamp land grants, and passing from state to plaintiff, which plaintiff and its predecessors in. title have for many years been in actual possession of, plaintiff is entitled to injunction to protect its possession, and state court has jurisdiction for that purpose.</p>