Burns v. Crescent Gun & Rod Club
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. Action by- P. H. Burns against the Ores-cent Gun & Rod Club. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, O. J.
The petition sets forth substantially the following cause of action:
The right of fishing in Irish Bayou, Little Irish Bayou, Second Branch Bayou, and Bayou Oastiglione; all near Lake Pontchartrain, within the limits of the parish of Orleans, near the city of New Orleans.
Petitioner avers that he and a number of others have for many years been engaged in fishing in. the waters near Lake Pontchartrain for profit and pleasure. He alleges that the defendant club, its officers, members, and agents, have prevented him and others not members of the club from fishing in these waters.
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