Cormier v. Grimmett

JONES, Judge ad Hoc.

This is a suit for damages, which it is alleged resulted from an unlawful trespass by the defendant on the plaintiff’s real property during the construction of a parish-wide drainage project. The defense to the suit is that whatever entry was made on the property of the plaintiff by these defendants was done so by them as representatives and agents of the Department of Public Works of the State of Louisiana, and pursuant to the direction and authority of said agency. From a judgment dismissing said suit the plaintiff has appealed.

The material facts and issues in this cause…