Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Nineteenth Louisiana Levee Dist.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 5, 1936No. 5082PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Judge.
William E. Weeks, a resident of Marion county, Ala., seeks judgment against the Nineteenth Louisiana Levee District for alleged damages caused him in the construction of a levee over and across certain property claimed by him as owner.
The material allegations of plaintiff’s petition are that' he is the owner and in possession of 120 acres of land in Grant parish; that he was wrongfully induced to sign a right of way deed in favor of defendant, permitting the construction of a levee on his property, and that he received no payment or other consideration therefor; that the said…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ward v. Board of Levee Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Lacour v. Red River, Atchafalaya & Bayou Bœuf Levee Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Tuck v. HarmonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
3Cited by5 opinions
- Richardson & Bass v. Board of Levee CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Scott v. Red River-Bayou Pierre Levee D. Dist.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Breshers v. Nineteenth Louisiana Levee Dist.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Fletcher v. Nineteenth Louisiana Levee Dist.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Richardson & Bass v. Board of Levee CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954