Legal Opinion
St. Martin v. Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2000No. 99-30067PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Defendant oil companies appeal from a $240,000 damage award based upon a finding that they failed adequately to maintain spoil banks on canals operated by them, resulting in damage to a freshwater flotant marsh. Because we find that the district court carefully weighed the competing evidence and fashioned a reasonable remedy for the breach of the canal servitude agreements in issue, we affirm.
I. Facts and Procedural History
This case involves a suit for restoration and money damages arising out of the deterioration of a portion of the Mandalay Marsh in Terrebone…
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