Legal Opinion
State v. Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 25, 1927No. 28266PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
This is a petitory action in which the state claims title to the bed of Sweet Lake, in Cameron parish. The area is approximately 1,800 acres, the lake being 3 miles long and a mile and three-tenths wide. It has an average depth of 4 feet, and is situated about 15 miles from the gulf coast, partly in T. 12 S., R. 7 W., and partly in T. 13 S., R. 7 and 8 W. It has no natural inlet or outlet, and is embraced within a tract of land containing 58,000 acres claimed and possessed by the defendant Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company.
The company holds title under three state patents, describing by numbers…
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