Orleans & Jefferson Railway Co. v. Jefferson & Lake Pontchartrain Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
ON APPEAL from the Twenty-First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson. Bost, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Nicholls, O. J.
In the petition-filed by the plaintiff it'alleged itself to be a railroad corporation organized under the laws of Louisiana,, and its object to be “to lease, purchase, construct, operate, and maintain street railroads in the city of New Orleans and parishes of Orleans and Jefferson for the purpose of carrying passengers and freight.”
It averred that the defendant company was the owner of certain land lying in the parish of Jefferson, which it described. That petitioner was then engaged in the construction of its line of road in the parish…
2Cited by18 opinions
- People v. Ocean Shore Railroad, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1948
- Ranck v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Parish of Iberia v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Louisville & N. R. v. R. E. E. De Montluzin Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Commissioner v. Towpath AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.