Board of Liquidation of the City Debt v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF' THE UNITED* STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The long record in this case presents no subject of general interest outside of the important special issues involved in the suit. The facts upon which the decision rests are fully set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This appeal presents the following case:
Prior to the year 1820 disputes had arisen between the city of New Orleans and certain proprietors of riparian estates, as to the ownership of the batture or alluvion in front of the city on the Mississippi River. In comproxnise of these disputes the proprietors surrendered to the city all their claims to property Avithin certain boundaries.
In 1869 the' legislature of Louisiana undertook, by act No. 26 of 1869, to grant to the NeAV Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad Company,- notv by change of name the Netv Orleans, Mobile. & Texas Railroad Company,…
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