Legal Opinion
Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission v. Cargill, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1968No. 49053PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
This is a suit for a declaratory judgment instituted by Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission seeking adjudication of certain alleged rights under a lease it granted to Cargill, Incorporated. On September 7, 1955 the Port Commission leased to Cargill land in West Baton Rouge Parish, including a grain elevator and wharf for a *721primary term of twenty 3'cars. The contract provides in the third clause or paragraph of Article 17:
“During the term of this lease Cargill shall have the exclusive right to operate hereunder a public grain elevator within the Port Area as such area is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, and Cargill, Incorporated v. United States of America, and Federal Maritime BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Lake Providence Port Com'n v. Bunge CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- New Orleans Terminal Co. v. Dixie Rendering, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- New Orleans, City & Lake Railroad v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jacintoport Corp. v. Greater Baton Rouge Port CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Crescent Towing & Salvage Co. v. Ormet Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997