Brown v. Blankenship

Defendant appeals from the judgment ordering him to remove brush and obstructions within the natural drain, leading from land of plaintiff onto and across the land of defendant to Squirrel Bayou, and to restore the depth of the drain so that the surface waters may flow unimpeded through the natural drain into Squirrel Bayou.

Plaintiff owns one-half interest and has the usufruct of the other half interest in a tract of land described as S1/2 of Section 22, Township 11 N, range 10 W, east of Jim River in Natchitoches Parish, and defendant owns all that part of Section 23, Township 11 N, range 10…