Legal Opinion

Bryan v. City of Shreveport

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 20, 1988No. Nos. 19243-CA, 19244-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LINDSAY, Judge.

These consolidated cases concern the efforts of the City of Shreveport, through its Airport Authority, to enforce an airport zoning ordinance by requiring certain landowners to trim or prune trees on their property. The trial court sustained the landowners’ plea of prescription of two years under LSA-R.S. 9:5625. The city appealed. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

The landowners, John Bryan, W.F. “Tucker” Bryan, Kathryn Bryan, and Jonathan Carver, own property located within the approach or clear zone for runway 14 of the Shreveport Regional Airport. The Bryan property…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Irland v. BarronLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
  2. State v. BaudierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

3Cited by1 opinion

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