Hughes v. Heirs of Birney

Citations

• 107 La. 664

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. . It is Reid that the doctrine of reappearance of land after submergence is the one that controls the case, and that the principles governing the acquisition of land by accretion, or dereliction, are not directly determinative of the controversy, though having a bearing upon the samp.</p> <p>2. If, after submergence, the water disappears from the land, either by gradual retirement, or by the elevation of the land by natural or artificial means, and its identity can be established by reasonable marks, or by situation, extent, quantity, or boundary lines, the proprietorship returns to the original owner.</p>