Legal Opinion
Cooper v. City of Bogalusa
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 18, 1940No. 35892PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
The plaintiff, as the fee-simple owner of twelve acres of land located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, instituted this action against the City of Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, to recover the sum of $3,500 for damages to said property alleged to have resulted from the dredging of the Pearl River by the United States government, upon the request of the defendant, the work having been performed in such a way as to “isolate” plaintiff’s home and land and destroy the ingress and egress thereto.
The defendant filed (1) an exception of no right of action on the ground…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gibson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Wiemann v. MainegraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Borgnemouth Realty Co. v. Parish of St. BernardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- Vuljan v. Board of Com'rs of Port of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Petrovich v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Adam v. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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