Louisiana & A. Ry. Co. v. Moseley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; Wilbur Pisk Black-man, Judge. Action by the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company against M. C. Moseley. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, C. J.
Petitioner alleged that it is proceeding to build a line of railroad from Stamps, Ark., through various parishes of Louisiana, and through Rapides parish, into Alexandria, La., and that, as a necessary part of its right of way and terminal facilities in the city of Alexandria, certain property, together with- all buildings and improvements thereon,"belonging to M. C. Moseley, a resident of Rapides parish, La., are required to be expropriated and purchased by petitioner in accordance with the laws of Louisiana respecting compulsory sales for public purposes; said property being more…
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