Devoke v. Yazoo M. v. R. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
This is a sequel to the case of McGee et al. v. Yazoo & M. V. R. Co. 206 La. 121, 19 So.2d 21, wherein we held that the manner in which the defendant operated its terminal facilities located on its ten-acre tract of land in Bossier City, Louisiana, consituted an actionable nuisance, and ordered it to remedy .and abate the same, awarding damages in compensation for the injuries suffered by the plaintiffs in that suit who were property .owners living in the vicinity of the facilities.
Soon after the judgment became final in 'that case, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Brown, who had been…
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- Camfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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- Herman v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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