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· 5/29/1899

Sharpe v. Levert

Citations

  • 51 La. Ann. 1249
  • 26 So. 100
  • 1899 La. LEXIS 554

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Though a tract of land be subject te the legal servitudes of receiving tlie Waters running naturally from another adjoining It, the proprietor of the latter is not entitled to enter, at pleasure, on the contiguous property without the eonsent of the owner and dig thereon a ditch to increase the drain.</p> <p>2. A tresspass can not be justified, nor continued, upon the ground that it is beneficial to the person whose property is tresspassed upon. Even benefits «an not be forced npon a person without his consent.</p>

Judges: Nicholls

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