EAST v. PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

No. 1247.

168 So.2d 426 (1964)

Julian EAST et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 27, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Liskow & Lewis, by Richard E. Gerard, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Jones & Jones, by Jerry G. Jones, Cameron, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, FRUGÉ and HOOD, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a suit for damages to plaintiffs' marshland caused by the excavation of dirt therefrom to build a "board road" to an oil well site on adjacent land. After trial on the merits, the district judge awarded plaintiffs $5,217.00. Defendant appealed. Plaintiffs answered the appeal seeking an increase in the award.

The general facts show that plaintiffs own a long narrow strip of marshland containing approximately 38 acres. It has a "front" of...

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