Legal Opinion
Prunty v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 1, 1953No. 41103PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
Certiorari was granted herein to review a decision of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, dismissing relator’s action for damages against the City of Shreveport on an exception of no right or cause of action.
The gravamen of relator’s claim is that certain employees of the City of Shreveport, whilst engaged in the construction, opening and repair of certain streets, erroneously went upon property owned by him, which abuts Rainwater Street, and graded a portion of his lot, damaging it in the sum of $500.
In the lower court there was judgment in relator’s favor for $100, from…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Angelle v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Hall v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Howard v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Joliff v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Musmeci v. American Automobile Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Franks v. City of AlexandriaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Terrill v. ICT Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Barnett v. City of MonroeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Barber Laboratories, Inc. v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
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