EWELL v. PETRO PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC.

No. 12167.

364 So.2d 604 (1978)

Dave Haas EWELL et al. v. PETRO PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 1978.

Writ Refused January 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryant W. Conway, Baker, Maurice J. Wilson, Jr., Baton Rouge, counsel for plaintiff-appellant Dave Haas Ewell, Jr., et al.

Charles W. Phillips, John R. Tharp, Baton Rouge, counsel for defendant-appellee Allied, Ethyl and Shell Corp.

Roger M. Fritchie, Baton Rouge, counsel for defendant-appellee Exxon Corp.

Edward F. Glusman, Baton Rouge, counsel for defendant-appellee Foster Grant Co. and Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

R. Gordon Kean, Jr., Baton Rouge, counsel for defendant-appellee Uniroyal, Inc.

John Swanner, A. J. Seale, Baton Rouge, counsel for defendant-appellee Dow Chemical Corp.

Paul Marks, Jr., Baton Rouge, counsel for defendant-appellee Copolymer Corp.

John Dale Powers, Baton for defendant-appellee Petro Processors of La., Inc.

Before ELLIS, BLANCHE and LOTTINGER, JJ.


ELLIS, Judge.

Dave Haas Ewell, Jr. and his children together own an undivided one-eighth interest in an 1100-acre tract of land lying between Scenic Highway and the Mississippi River, north of Baton Rouge. Approximately 550 acres of the tract lie below the 35-foot contour line and form part of Devil's Swamp. Baton Rouge Bayou Bayou flows into Devil's Swamp from the northeast, entering the swamp at or near the north line of plaintiffs' property.

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