Board of Directors of Public Schools v. New Orleans Land Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by the Board of Directors of the Public Schools of the Parish of Orleans against the New Orleans Land Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
O’NIELL, J.
[10] In the appellant’s application for rehearing, our attention is directed to a plea or defense which, although made in the district court, was not urged in the arguments before this court nor in the briefs fil*55ed on behalf of the appellant. The question is whether the plaintiff has a right or cause of action to recover this land from the defendant, on the allegations that it “is now in the possession of, assessed to and claimed by” the defendant; and that it belongs to the state of Louisiana, having been reserved by certain acts of Congress for the support of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- School Directors v. AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1876
- Board of Directors of Public Schools v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Board of School Directors v. OberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880