Martin v. Louisiana Public Utilities Co.

The plaintiff has predicated his cause of action on the theory that he has acquired by prescription the servitude of draining the refuse water from his private residence through a sewer that is presently being operated and maintained by the defendant in the town of Leesville.

Briefly stated as possible, the facts which gave rise to this litigation -are as follows:

More than twenty years ago the corporation owning and operating a sawmill in Leesville, also controlling the stock of the Leesville Light & Water Works Co., Ltd., constructed a sewer system under the streets of that part of town…