Legal Opinion

State v. Board of Com'rs

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 30, 1923No. 25885PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.

The question presented is whether the board' of commissioners of the port of New Orleans may lawfully sublease to the International Harvester Company a part of the floor space of a warehouse which the board has under lease from the United States.

During the World War, the United States government constructed on the river front, in New Orleans, on land bought by the government for the purpose, an elaborate army supply base, for the storage and transshipment of overseas freight. The project consisted of three warehouses; each 600 feet long, 140 feet wide, 6 stories high, built of reinforced…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Board of Directors v. All TaxpayersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  2. C. H. Leavell & Company v. Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and Department of Highways, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Miller v. Greater Baton Rouge Port CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  4. City of New Orleans v. Disabled American VeteransSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  5. Principe Compania Naviera, SA v. Board of Com'rs of Port of New OrleansDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971

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