Egan v. Hart
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SÜPREME COURT OF THE' STATE OF LOUISIANA. The case- is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The plaintiffs in error, by original and supplemental petitions, sued in order to perpetually enjoin the building, by the board of state engineers of the State of Louisiana, of a dam across an alleged stream, designated as Bayou Pierre. It was averred that the construction would permanently-impair the value of .certain real property to the plaintiff belonging, situated in the vicinage of the proposed work; that it was a purely private undertaking which the board of state engineers was not authorized to do.at public expense, and that the dike, if carried out, would obstruct the navigation of…
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