State v. Bayou Johnson Oyster Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by the State against the Bayou Johnson Oyster Company, Limited. From a judgment for the State, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The state of Louisiana asserts title to, and prays to be recognized as owner and put in possession of, certain bodies of water, with the soil under them, which, if they could be said to have been included in a certain examination, or survey, to which we will refer hereafter, would be parts of township 11 south, range 19 east, Southeastern district of Louisiana, east of the Mississippi river; said township forming part of the peninsula of the parish of St. Bernard, which extends eastward from the mainland and is bounded on the north by Lake Borgne and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Pollard's Lessee v. HAGANSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Hardin v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Martin v. Lessee of WaddellSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Barney v. KeokukSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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- State v. BozemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
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