Lamport & Holt, Ltd. v. Board of Com'rs of Port
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Writ of Review to Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by Lamport & Holt, Limited, against the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Judgment for defendants in the city court, which was reversed by the Court of Appeal, and defendants apply for writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
By Act 70, p. 102, of 1896, as amended by Act 36, p. 44, of 1900, the board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans is created and is required to take charge of and. administer the public wharves and landings of the port of New Orleans, and to “erect sheds on the wharves and landings to protect merchandise in transit, to place and keep the wharves and landings in good condition”; and the act provides that, “to defray said expenses, they shall charge upon shipping visiting the port of New Orleans, for the use of the wharves,” etc., certain rates fixed in the act. And the act goes on to say…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Barrett Mfg. Co. v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
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- Hannon v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Fouchaux v. Board of Com'rsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- BOARD OF COM'RS OF PORT OF NEW ORLEANS v. Splendour Shipping & Ent. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Blakstad v. Board of CommissionersDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1965
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