MYERS v. IBERIA PARISH COUNCIL

No. 85-741.

490 So.2d 1177 (1986)

Russell J. MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IBERIA PARISH COUNCIL, et al, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied September 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Myers, New Iberia, in pro. per.

Charles J. Foret, of Jeansonne & Briney, Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Before STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal, on an exception of prescription of two years, of a trespass action brought by Russell J. Myers against the Iberia Parish Council for unauthorized ditch work on plaintiff's land. The trial court found, after a trial on the merits, that the work was done in March 1981, that suit was not filed until March 1984, and that the two year prescription of LSA-R.S. 9:5624 applied. We affirm.

Plaintiff was represented...

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