Sharp Curves Ahead: Analyzing Dedications to Public Use in Louisiana after Webb v. Franks Investment Co.

Authors

Ben Jumonville

Keywords

Dedication to public use, Transfer (Law), Public use, Louisiana. Supreme Court, Franks Investment Co. LLC -- Trials; litigation; etc., Property rights -- United States

Abstract

The article offers information on the history, purpose and significance application of the dedication law by Louisiana courts in transfer ownership case of Webb v. Franks Investment Co. It discusses the judicial decision of the Louisiana Supreme Court in the case of St. Charles Parish School Board v. P & L Investment Corp. applied the presumption for formal dedications transfer ownership of land to the public use.

Repository Citation

Ben Jumonville, Sharp Curves Ahead: Analyzing Dedications to Public Use in Louisiana after Webb v. Franks Investment Co., 75 La. L. Rev. (2015)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol75/iss3/12