Municipality No. 2 v. Orleans Cotton Press
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. This is an action in which the second Municipality claims title to and the possession of a parcel of ground lying in its front, within the limits of Faubourgs Delord and Saulet, hounded in front on Front street, on the upper line by Roffinac street by property or lots separating it from Benjamin street; an¿ rear |jy New Levee street, formed by alluvion from ^ Mississippi ® froPt °f said Faubourgs, and now…
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APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. This is an action in which the second Municipality claims title to and the possession of a parcel of ground lying in its front, within the limits of Faubourgs Delord and Saulet, hounded in front on Front street, on the upper line by Roffinac street by property or lots separating it from Benjamin street; an¿ rear |jy New Levee street, formed by alluvion from ^ Mississippi ® froPt °f said Faubourgs, and now in the possession and claimed by the Orleans Cotton Press Company. The plaintiffs allege that this alluvion or Batture…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
-In this Cause, the Court has had the' advantage of an able and elaborate discussion on both sides, as well in writing as oral, in which have been displayed the great resources of the Bax in ability and varied learning. Wehavebeen enabled at our leisure to weigh the arguments and examine the authorities on both sides, and to give to the whole subject that patient and dispassionate consideration due alike to the vast interest at stake, to the character of the parties and to public expectation. It would have been more satisfactory to ourselves if we could have be'en unanimous as to the final…
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