Legal Opinion
South Shore Ry. Co. v. Yazoo & M. v. R.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 6, 1937No. 1750PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LE BLANC, Judge.
This suit has for its object the expropriation of a right of way by the plaintiff, alleged in its petition to be a corporation created for the purpose of establishing, constructing, maintaining, and operating an intrastate common carrier railway within the state of Louisiana, over and across the tracks of defendant railroad companies, in the parish of East Feliciana.
In its petition, plaintiff avers that the servitude or right of way sought by it is necessary in order to carry on its work and “to enable it to fulfill its functions in behalf of a needed public improvement. * *…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Isom v. StevensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Bacas v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- State Ex Rel. Cavanaugh v. Vernon Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Willis v. DeckLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cox v. GrossLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Mayfair Sales, Inc. v. SamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Ace Freight Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963