Legal Opinion
Bayou Fleet Partnership v. Dravo Basic Materials Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1997No. 95-31057PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Bayou Fleet Partnership, plaintiff, and Dravo Basic Materials Company, Inc. and Dravo Corporation, defendants, both appeal a judgment against Dravo Basic for $25,000 in damages caused by Dravo’s unauthorized removal of limestone working bases from Bayou Fleet’s property. We conclude that under controlling provisions of the Louisiana Civil Code the limestone working bases were a component part of the immovable property belonging to Bayou Fleet. For the reasons assigned, we reverse and render judgment in favor of Bayou Fleet.
Background
From 1989 to 1993, pursuant to an oral…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bayou Fleet Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Dravo Basic Materials Company Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Dravo Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant. Dravo Basic Materials Company, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Bayou Fleet, Incorporated, And/or Bayou Fleet Partnership, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997