City of Shreveport v. Drouin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL froni tlie First District Court, Parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. 1. This is a suit to remove part of a building and other obstruetioiis from a public alloy of the City of Shreveport. 2. Dedication of this alley as being of the uniform width of twenty feet is shown by a plat filed in office of parish judge of Parish of Natchitoches in 1837, by the original owners of the site of the town of Shreveport, which in 1839 was incorporated as “laid off and divided into lots ” in…
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APPEAL froni tlie First District Court, Parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. 1. This is a suit to remove part of a building and other obstruetioiis from a public alloy of the City of Shreveport. 2. Dedication of this alley as being of the uniform width of twenty feet is shown by a plat filed in office of parish judge of Parish of Natchitoches in 1837, by the original owners of the site of the town of Shreveport, which in 1839 was incorporated as “laid off and divided into lots ” in 1837 — also by map filed by the defendant. 3. This dedication antedated the sale of the lot now owned by defendant, and…
1Opinion of the Court
*869The opinion of the Couyt was delivered by
Fenner, J.
The City of Shreveport alleges that defendant, who is ^he owner of lot No. 13 in Block 40 of said city, has erected thereon a brick building, fence, etc., which extend beyond the line of his said lot and unlawfully encroach upon an adjoining public alley, obstructing the same unlawfully, and prays for a judgment to remove said obstruction.
The defendant admits ownership of the lot and building, but avers that the latter rests wholly within the lines of his lot and does not encroach upon the public alley.
Both parties agree as to the existence…
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