Savoie v. Rayco Shipbuilders & Repair, Inc.

JOHN S. COVINGTON, Judge.

This litigation is between the owners of contiguous properties. Both litigants purchased from a common ancestor in title in 1971. A residence was located on plaintiff's property when she and her husband acquired it. Defendant’s property, in 1971, was a slough or marshy area, and was several inches lower than plaintiff’s five acres. Beginning in about 1974 or 1975, defendant excavated an area adjacent to the Intracoastal Canal for use as a slip to accommodate its dry dock facilities. Beginning with the initial excavation, defendant spread the soil from the slip area…