Louisiana Navigation Co. v. Oyster Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Theard, Judge. Action by the Louisiana Navigation Company, Limited, against the Oyster Commission of Louisiana and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Plaintiff, asserting title to, and possession of, certain lands which form part of the low peninsula of the parish of St. Bernard which projects into the waters constituting Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico, complains that the Oyster Commission of Louisiana and its (alleged) licensees, the E C. Joullian Canning Company and Dunbars and Lopez & Dukate Company, have been, and are, slandering said title “and possession,” trespassing upon the property, carrying away oysters and shells therefrom, and interfering with it (petitioner) in the development and use of the same, and its petition…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Hardin v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Packer v. BirdSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Mitchell v. SmaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Louisiana v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Miami Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Texas Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- State v. Bayou Johnson Oyster Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Seibert v. Conservation CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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