UNITED STATES v. BURAS

Civ. A. No. 4977.

332 F.Supp. 1017 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. Leon BURAS, Jr., et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

July 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Pittle, John J. Cain, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Norton L. Wisdom, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orlean, La., for plaintiff.

Phillip A. Wittmann, Warren A. Goldstein, of Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, E. Drew McKinnis, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants 1-26.

Charles D. Marshall, and Wilson S. Shirley, Jr., of Milling, Saal, Benson, Woodward & Hillyer, New Orleans, La., for Chevron Oil Co.

Sidney C. Schoenberger, New Orleans, La., Luke Petrovich, Buras, La., for intervenors.


CHRISTENBERRY, District Judge.

On March 1, 1955, the United States, plaintiff, instituted this action against the heirs of Pierre Leon Buras, seeking to quiet its title to property located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The disputed property constitutes part of the Delta National Wildlife Refuge.1 The government also made its mineral lessees, Allen L. Lobrano and the heirs of Frank J. Lobrano...

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