Broussard v. Cormier
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Uourt, Parisih of Jefferson Davis; Jerry Cline, Judge. . Suit by Alfred Broussard against Artalus Cormier and others. Decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiff and the defendant are owners of adjoining farms in section 31, township 11 south of range 4 west. The plaintiff owns the southeast quarter, and the defendant the north half, of said section. The land is of the same general character — low semimarsh, with about the same elevation and possessing little natural drainage. For many years the properties have been cultivated in rice.
In 1918 there was an extraordinary amount of rainfall, which, with the irrigation waters, overflowed the two estates, as well as the surrounding country, to such an extent as to cause great damage and…
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