Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission v. Traver Oil Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 8, 1986No. 86-C-338Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partGrisbaum, Judge

I concur in the result only of the preliminary issues. Otherwise, I must vehemently dissent.

Traver Oil Company (Traver) claims that the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission (GNOEC) did not have a right of action and also argues the trial court erred in indicating that the drilling and oil production activities of Traver within the one-mile zone adjacent to the Causeway could damage the safety of the Causeway and motorists using it.

Traver cites La.R.S. 30:12, which vests jurisdiction over direct challenges to the issuance of a drilling permit with the Nineteenth Judicial District Court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co. v. International HarvesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
Morse v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
Higgins Oil & Fuel Co. v. Guaranty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
Salter v. BWS Corporation, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974

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