Stevens v. Mayo

SAMUEL, Judge.

This is a petitory action with the defendant in possession of the batture involved. *573The petition alleges plaintiff is the owner of property fronting on the Mississippi River levee, and as such the riparian owner of the batture between that property and the river, and that the defendant has trespassed on the batture, removed sand therefrom and continues to do so. The prayer is for judgment in the amount of the value of the sand removed and for an injunction prohibiting the defendant from further trespassing on, and removing sand from the batture. The answer alleges defendant’s…