Savoie v. Guillory
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; Edward Taylor Lewis, Judge. Action by Francois E. Savoie against Théophile Guillory. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant’s contention is that he has acquired by the prescription of 10 years a servitude of drain on the lands of the plaintiff.
It appears that there are two natural drains through the lands of the defendant. One of these drains traverses the lands of the plaintiff. The other traverses the lands of another proprietor. More than 10 years prior to the institution of this suit, the defendant closed both drains by a levee, for the purpose of making a reservoir to furnish water for irrigating his rice field. The tendency of this work was to diminish the volume of water which flowed through…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sowers v. ShiffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Kilgore v. GrevembergSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1855