Legal Opinion
Pruyn v. Nelson Bros.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 29, 1934No. 33047PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
This is a suit by a riparian property owner to secure an injunction against' the defend ants, Nelson Bros., to restrain them from removing soil from the batture of the Mississippi river and to recover damages for the alleged unlawful removal of the soil and depreciation in the value of the batture, as a result of the excavation.
Nelson Bros, answered, denying liability, and averring that they were authorized under a contract entered into with the United States government to remove soil from the batture for the purpose of enlarging and bringing up to standard grade the levee…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Eldridge v. TrezevantSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Trinityfarm Construction Co. v. GrosjeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Cubbins v. Mississippi River CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Wolfe v. HurleyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1930
- Peart v. MeekerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
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3Cited by18 opinions
- General Box Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- DeSambourg v. BOARD OF COM'RSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Gravolet v. Board of Com'rsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Danziger v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1950
- Hathorn v. Board of CommissionersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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