Francois Roubieu seeks the return of 200 acres of land and $10,000 in damages for the illegal detention of his land and the destruction of his timber by Auguste Metoyer, a free man of color. Roubieu informs the court that, as heir and legal representative of the late Auguste Roubieu, he owns a six-hundred-and-forty-acre tract of land, which is bordered on the North by land belonging to Metoyer. According to Roubieu, Metoyer "has without law or right caused an exparty survey to be made of his lands," which placed the division line "in such a manner as to include in his tract two hundred acres of your Petitioner’s land." Roubieu claims that Metoyer then proceeded to take possession of his land and "cut & destroyed" the timber on it, to the "great damage" of $5,000. Furthermore, Roubieu charges, the loss of the two-hundred acres has diminished the value of the rest of his lands and forced him to "discontinue the erection of a cotton gin." Because he was unable to use his lands, Roubieu "had to forego" the opportunity to sell another plantation "though offered a fair price." Roubieu prays that a survey be "made in the conformity with the respective titles." He seeks $10,000 as compensation for the damages "caused by the illegal conduct of sd. Auguste." [see related petition PAR#20883611]
Result: Dismissed.
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Repository: Natchitoches Parish Courthouse, Natchitoches, Louisiana
