Legal Opinion
Cavaness v. Norton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 9, 1997No. 96 CA 1411PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I2FOGG, Judge.
The salient issue raised on appeal in this property case is whether a roadway located within a subdivision was statutorily or impliedly dedicated for public use.
On February 8, 1966, the developer of Broadmoor Heights Subdivision, Broadmoor Heights, Inc., caused a plat of that subdivision, which was prepared by Warren and Associates and dated June 10, 1965, to be recorded in the records of the Parish of Terrebonne under Entry No. 293354. That plat shows numerous streets, all of which are named. Block numbers are shown along all of the streets. However, only one street is lined…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. v. Parker Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Garrett v. Pioneer Production Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Parish of Jefferson v. DoodySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Hailey v. PannoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- James v. DelerySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
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