Fruin-Colnon Corp. v. Vogt

ORDER

FOREMAN, Chief Judge:

This case presents before the Court a narrow issue of law: whether activity on a navigable waterway by construction barges building a bridge paid for almost entirely by federal money yet contracted by the State, can constitute a trespass on an adjacent owner’s riparian rights in the riverbed and shore.

Plaintiffs’ complaint sought declaratory, injunctive and damage relief in the following requests: (1) a declaration that plaintiffs’ past and intended uses of the Mississippi and connecting navigable waters are authorized by law; (2) an injunction forbidding defendants…