Legal Opinion

Seibert v. Conservation Commission

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 4, 1935No. 33183PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOURNET, Justice.

This is a suit by the owner of certain property fronting on the Mississippi river against the Conservation Department of the State of Louisiana and its lessee, O. O. Ogden, Inc., seeking to recover damages for the alleged wrongful removal of sand and gravel from what is known in this case as the St. Maurice Bar, claimed by the plaintiff to be batture, or alluvion, and forming a part of his property. He prays for judgment against the de fondants, in solido, as cotrespassers; and also: First, that he be recognized as the owner of the batture or alluvion in question; second,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  2. Saint v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  3. Wemple v. EasthamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  4. Boyce Cottonseed Oil Mfg. Co. v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  5. Booth v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Texas Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  2. State v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  3. DeSambourg v. BOARD OF COM'RSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. Esso Standard Oil Company v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  5. American Cyanamid Company v. Electrical Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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