Bransford v. International Paper Timberlands Operating Co.

I ¶WILLIAMS, Judge.

The plaintiff, Camille S. Bransford, appeals a summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, International Paper Timberlands Operating Company, Ltd. (“IP Timberlands”). The district court found that the defendant did not have a duty to remedy naturally occurring conditions on its land that obstructed drainage and caused flooding of plaintiffs property. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

The plaintiff, Camille S. Bransford, and IP Timberlands own adjacent tracts of land in Webster Parish, Louisiana (referred to herein as the “Bransford Tract” and the…