Legal Opinion

Devoke v. Yazoo M. v. R. Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 17, 1947No. 38258PublishedCited by 73 opinions

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…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Camfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. McGee v. Yazoo M. v. R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  3. Pearson v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  4. Young v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  5. Herman v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1915

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. Langlois v. Allied Chemical CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  2. Hero Lands Company v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  3. South Central Bell Telephone Co. v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. Crump v. Sabine River AuthoritySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  5. Fontenot v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1955

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