Reynolds v. Mayor of Shreveport

The plaintiff, owner of throe improved lots fronting upon Texas street in the town of Shreveport, sued the town for a large amount of damages alleged to have been sustained by him, in consequence of an ordinance passed by the Mayor and Trustees, in the year 1856, fixing the grade of Texas street; ho averred that, in pursuance of the said ordinance, the street in front of his lots had been dug down several feet, leaving his buildings high above the present level of the street, causing the side-walk in front of them to crumble away, thus rendering them difficult of access, destroying or…