Legal Opinion
Heirs of Burat v. Board of Levee Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1974No. 73-2380PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The heirs of Hubert Burat, a Louisiana pioneer who died in 1847, bring this action as class plaintiffs, approximately 550 in number, for declaratory judgment, money damages and injunctive relief. They seek to establish title to four sections of land, over 700 acres, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, settled by their ancestor prior to 1795, land once colorfully described as “Batture du Diable,” the land of the devil. The complaint seeks money damages in the amount of $100,000,000 against the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District, a state governmental…
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