Legal Opinion
Brantley v. Tremont & Gulf Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1954No. 40471PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Jesse A. Brantley, who is engaged in the business of operating a boat dock and of selling bait for sport fishing, instituted this suit to recover damages of $8,000 from the Tremont & Gulf Railway Co. He complains that on or about June 21, 1950 the defendant wantonly cut the dam or levee adjoining a pond of water, located in Ward 8 of Ouachita Parish and possessed by him under a lease from the owner Sandel Berry, releasing therefrom and causing the loss of more than 400,000 minnows or shiners (a small fish used for bait in fishing) which belonged to him and had a valuation of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reynolds v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Franklin v. Arkansas Fuel Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Germann v. 557 Tire Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Southern Air Transport v. Gulf Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Green v. Farmers' Consolidated Dairy Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Jordan v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Trans-Global Alloy v. First Nat. BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Hidalgo v. DupuyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Willard E. Robertson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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