Roy v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.

RULING

LITTLE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs own real property in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. They claim that South Central Bell Telephone Company has caused telephone cable to be buried on their property without their consent. The plaintiffs’ state damage suit was properly removed to this court as the parties are of diverse citizenship and the monetary consequence of a successful suit could easily exceed $50,000.

Believing that its cables are not illegally interred in the Roy land, Bell filed a motion for summary judgment. Stripped to its essentials, the defendant’s argument is as clear as a…