Parish of Caddo v. Parish of De Soto
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Luther Egbert Hall, Judge ad hoc. Action by the parish of Caddo against the parish of De Soto. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
A dispute arose between the parish of Caddo and the parish of De Soto about the dividing line between the two parishes.
They respectively adopted an ordinance, under section 2624 of the Revised Statutes, to the end of fixing this boundary line. Each, the plaintiff and the defendant, appointed a surveyor to run and establish the disputed line. They disagreed, both as relates to the line and as relates to the meaning of Act No. 135, p. 77, of 1845 (amending Act No. 88, p. 52, of 1843, regarding this line), defining the boundary.
Failure to agree resulted in the parish of Caddo, in accordance with…
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