Parish of Caddo v. Parish of Red River

Citations

• 114 La. 370
• 38 So. 274
• 1905 La. LEXIS 470

Syllabus

<p>PARISHES — -BOUNDARIES—VENUE—JURISDICTION OP COURTS.</p> <p>1. The interpretation of a law, the declared' purpose of which is to establish the boundaries between two parishes, is a judicial function.</p> <p>2. Where the property which is the subject of an action of boundary between two parishes lies within the territorial jurisdiction of the courts, of both, such action may be brought in either court.</p> <p>3. Where, as in this case, the law provides a particular method of fixing the boundaries between parishes in the event of disagreement as to the proper interpretation of the statute on the subject, the remedy so provided must be exhausted before the jurisdiction of the courts can be invoked.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>