Legal Opinion
Dardar v. Lafourche Realty Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1995No. 94-30444, 94-30538PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
With today’s disposition we bring to closure litigation with the dubious distinction of being one of this circuit’s oldest continual actions. Before us is the appeal of Raymond Serigney, Luke Billiot, Joe Billiot, Whitney Billiot, and Deborah Taylor of the district court’s judgment declining to find certain waterbodies in south Louisiana subject to the federal navigational servitude. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
Background
This senescent litigation involves a large tract of marshlands in southeastern Louisiana owned or under the control of Lafourche Realty. In 1948,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Summersgill Dardar, Raymond Serigney, Luke Billiot, Joe Billiot, Deborah Taylor, Whitney Billiot, the State of Louisiana, Intervenor-Appellant v. Lafourche Realty Co., Inc., John Plaisance & Sons, Inc., Alex J. Plaisance, Jr., Col. Eugene S. Witherspoon, Lt. Gen. E.R. Heiberg III and John O. Marsh, Jr., Summersgill Dardar, Raymond Serigney v. Lafourche Realty Co., Inc., and Col. Eugene S. WitherspoonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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