Heirs of Delord v. City of New Orleans

Buchanan, T.

The plaintiffs, heirs of Madame Delord Sarpy, claim in right of their ancestor a portion of the alluvion or batture in front of the faubourg Delord, from the defendants who are in possession of the same. The defence turns upon three points:

1st. That the division line of the alluvion in front of the faubourg St. Mary and Delord should be a prolongation of the line of division of those faubourgs; which mode of running the line, would exclude the land in contest from the share of the Heirs of Delord in said alluvion.

2d. Dedication of the property to public use by the Heirs of Delord.

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