Legal Opinion
Adams v. Town of Ruston
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1940No. 35479PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
In this suit the plaintiff is seeking an injunction to restrain the town of Ruston and its employees from causing or permitting waste water emptied from the town’s swimming pool to flow across and damage his land.
The plaintiff owns a tract of land located in the town of Ruston. The town owns and operates a 'concrete swimming pool which has a capacity of between 450,000 to 500,000 gallons of water. The town owns the property on which the swimming pool is located. Between the town’s property and the plaintiff’s property there is a highway and a tract of land owned bv Raymond…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Harrisonville v. W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Young v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Chandler v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- McFarlain v. Jennings-Heywood Oil SyndicateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Ogden v. Police Jury of East Baton Rouge ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Mathis v. City of DeRidderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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