Buard v. Board of Com'rs of Portage Drainage Dist.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Pointe Coupee; Louis Bingaman Claiborne, Judge. Action by Eugenie Buard, widow of George W. Kearney, deceased, against the Board of Commissioners of Portage. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Public drainage of lands in one of the drainage districts of the parish of Point Coupée has given rise to the issues in this suit.
The extent of the authority of the board of commissioners of the district gave rise to the only point at issue.
The lawmaking power has since a number of years sought to promote and foster the water drains throughout the state. It has to that end enacted lengthy statutes, and has amended these statutes and made other changes in the laws.
In 1902, Act No. 145, p. 248, Laws 1902, is a general statute, which may be identified as the “Land Drainage Act” of the state.
That…
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