Legal Opinion
Jurisich v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 25, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-2477PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
Jurisich seeks damages to his oyster lease incurred when United Gas boats and equipment crossed the lease to make repairs to the company’s gas pipeline at a point outside the lease.
The State of Louisiana owns the beds of navigable lakes and streams in the state. La. C.C. Art. 453. It leases these for various purposes, including the production of oysters, LSA-R.S. 56:424. Jurisich had such a lease, No. 18407, located on the bottom of the waters of Bayou Cherie, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
When United Gas planned its pipeline in 1960, it purchased from the State…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Porphire Lanasse v. Travelers Insurance Company, the California Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Royal Insurance Company, Excess-Surplus Lines, Inc., And/or Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Batson-Cook Co. v. Industrial Steel ErectorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Arnold v. Stupp CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
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- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- Battig v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1977
- Edward Leasing Corp. v. Uhlig & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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