Gorham v. Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc.

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Plaintiffs sued to enjoin The Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc., from engaging in dredging operations in the bottoms of Lake Charles, Prien Lake and Indian Bay, in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and to have cancelled two allegedly illegal contracts dated October 15, 1934, and September 27, 1944, respectively, between the Department of Conservation and the Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc., authorizing the removal of oyster and clam shells from these and other navigable…