Legal Opinion
Aurianne v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 12, 1913No. 19,326PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Edward Aurianne and others against the City of New Orleans and others. From judgment for defendants, plaintiffs ap-' peal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
In her answer the city avers: That she desires to widen a stretch of land known as Gentilly avenue, which is now occupied partly by a public road, and partly by the plaintiffs herein without any right or title thereto. That:
*11“Same was originally claimed by Juste Le-beau, and that said Lebeau’s claim to this property was confirmed to him, and the same was described as 6 arpents on the public road by 20 arpents in depth. That that part of the public road which is at present occupied by the plaintiffs as trespassers was at one time a navigable stream known as Gentilly or Savage Bayou. That since…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stallcup v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Xiques v. BujacSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1852
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Bott v. LakowskySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923