Borgnemouth Realty Co. v. Gulf Soap Corporation

FOURNET, Justice.

Separate suits were filed against the Gulf Soap Corporation, one by ten alleged resident property owners and the other by the Borgnemouth Realty Company, Ltd., owner of a subdivision, to enjoin the defendant’s operation of a rendering plant in St. Bernard Parish on the banks of Lake Borgne (or Violet) Canal at Violet, Louisiana, on the ground that the same is a nuisance. The plaintiffs also seek to have the plant removed and to recover damages and attorney fees.

The two suits were consolidated for trial and by agreement of counsel the case was submitted for decision on the…