Clement v. Louisiana Irrigation & Mill Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; William Campbell, Judge. Action by Jules Clement, Sr., against the Louisiana Irrigation & Mill Company. From the judgment, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This action is one sounding in damages in the sum of $3,000 for the alleged destruction of timber.
Plaintiff is the owner of lands described in his petition.
There was constructed, some years ago, by a former owner, a dam below this land, which is owned and maintained by defendant, its agents and officers, which obstructs an otherwise navigable stream. Where the dam is, the water, even in low water, is some 18 feet in depth.
Plaintiff’s complaint in particular is that north of the dam there is a depression in the land, which amounts to a.stream, which drains the salt water from the oil fields at…
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