Legal Opinion
Safford v. Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2004No. 2003 CA 0700PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
19.GAIDRY, J.
This appeal is taken by the plaintiff-appellant, Daniel Safford, from a judgment in his favor, awarding him damages against the defendant-appellee, the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District. Mr. Saf-ford seeks additional damages denied by the trial court. The District has answered the appeal, seeking reversal of the judgment against it or alternate relief reducing the damages awarded. For the reasons expressed, we reverse.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
Bayou Lafourche is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and flows through Ascension, Assumption, and Lafourche Parishes.…
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- Saden v. KirbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- B. of C. of Lafourche v. B. OF C. OF ATCHAFALAYA BASIN LEVEE DIST.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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