Louisiana Levee Co. v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

White, J.

The plaintiff by section four of act No. 139 of the extra session of 1877 (acts of 1877, p. 210) was authorized to bring suit against the State of Louisiana for any cause of action it might have against the State growing out of the construction, maintenance, or repairs of any levees, constructed, maintained, or repaired by said company, and in consequence thereof instituted the present action, alleging the following sums to be due by the State :

Balance due up to first of October, 1873..................§1,004,745 62

Balance up to January 25,…