Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. v. Parish of Jefferson

•BORAH, District Judge.

These suits were brought to obtain declaratory judgments adjudicating the ownership of certain portions of a 400-foot strip of land in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on which the Dupre Cut Canal is situated. In each suit a pretrial conference was held and with like result all issues save one were disposed of by admissions or agreements of counsel and the court entered its order in the respective cases in conformity with Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c. These cases were later tried and argued on the same day and are dealt…