Chauvin v. Louisiana Oyster Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; Louis P. Caillouet, Judge. Action by Charles L. Chauvin and others against the Louisiana Oyster Commission and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The plaintiffs, as owners of section 42, township 21, in the parish of Terrebonne, by a regular chain of title derived from the United States, through state of Louisiana, enjoined the defendants from trespassing on any part of said section, and from leasing or attempting to lease any submerged lands situated within the boundaries of said section for fisheries or any other purpose.
It appears that said section embraces within its lines a part of the water and bed of Bay Crocodile. The answer of the defendant commission is in effect: That the said bay is a part of the waters of the state of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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