Petit Anse Coteau Drainage Dist. v. Iberia & V. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. Action by the Petit Anse Gotean Drainage District against the Iberia & Vermilion Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The following is the plat referred to in the opinion:
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff is a public corporation, and was created for the purpose of draining the district (whose name it bears) lying in the western part, and extending from the northern boundary of, the parish of Iberia to Vermilion Bay, into which it drains. The district is traversed from west to east by defendant’s railroad, and there is a watershed of some 25,000 or 30,000 acres of land to the north of the railroad, which must drain under, over, or through the right of way. The main natural drain is Bayou Petit Anse, which enters the district from the parish of Lafayette…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Board of Com'rs of Petite Anse Drainage Dist. v. Iberia & Vermilion R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Parish of Concordia v. Natchez, Red River & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
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