Richard Sanders v. Placid Oil Company

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• deciding seasonal non-navigability was insufficient “to render waters non[-]navigable as a matter of law”
• “To the extent [Defendant] is arguing that seasonal nonnavigability is sufficient to render waters nonnavigable as a matter of law, we reject this argument.”
• “navigable waters of the United States are those waters capable, in fact, of navigation in interstate travel or commerce”
• “As long as commercial activity is proved, the particular mode of travel or type of craft … is unimportant[.]”
• “Whether or not the area in question is claimed by [Louisiana] as a navigable waterway is not determinative of admiralty jurisdiction.”
• In short, then, navigable waters of the United States are those waters capable, in fact, of navigation in interstate travel or commerce, and distinctions between natural and man-made bodies of water are immaterial.”

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