Legal Opinion
Police Jury v. Tremont & G. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 23, 1915No. 20627PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jackson; Cas Moss, Judge. Action by the Police Jury of Jackson Parish, La., against the Tremont & Gulf Railway Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MONROE, O. J.
The petition herein filed alleges, in substance: That defendant is a railroad corporation established under the laws of this state, and that, about January 1, 1908, it began the construction of a portion of its railroad which crosses a certain public road in Jackson parish, and that:
“The ground where said railroad crosses said public road was, on said day, torn and dug up in such a condition that the citizens of the said parish of Jackson who traveled said public road have never since been able to travel it at said point; * * * that, after starting the construction of the * * *…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Crescent City Railroad v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
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