Legal Opinion
Gaharan v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Superior Court of Louisiana
Decided May 6, 1991No. Nos. 90-CC-1911, 90-CC-1887PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.
The State’s improvements to Louisiana Highway 8 in Catahoula Parish in the year 1978 obstructed natural drainage, which led to three flooding incidents within the nine years following completion of the project. Suits were brought by seven owners of nearby property to enjoin the obstruction to the natural drainage and to secure damages arising from the three floods. The case is yet in a pretrial posture. The merit of the State’s exceptions of prescription are at issue.
Originally, the court of appeal simply granted writs, reversed the trial court’s denial of the State’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- J. Weingarten, Inc. v. Northgate Mall, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Poole v. GusteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Nuckolls v. Louisiana State Highway DepartmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Gaharan v. STATE, DOTDLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Summerville v. Missouri Pacific R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cooper v. La. Dept. of Public WorksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Taylor v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Eubanks v. BAYOU D'ARBONNE WATERSHED DIST.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- Gaharan v. STATE, EX REL. DODTSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Mark Taylor v. State of La, Thru the DotdLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004