VOISIN v. BERRY BROS., INC.

No. 13340.

387 So.2d 633 (1980)

Annie Laura VOISIN v. BERRY BROS., INC. and Texaco, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Whipple, and Jules D. Boquet, Houma, for plaintiff and appellant.

John D. Fitzmorris, New Orleans, for defendants and appellants.

Before EDWARDS, LEAR and WATKINS, JJ.


WATKINS, Judge.

This is an action to recover damages for the destruction of oysters on an oyster lease owned by plaintiff, Annie Laura Voisin. These damages are alleged to result from the dredging by Berry Bros., Inc. and Texaco, Inc. of an oil field canal across marsh land and water bottoms located on Texaco, Inc.'s mineral lease. The trial court awarded damages in the amount of $149,500 and costs. We amend and affirm.

By instrument dated February 1, 1946...

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