Morgan's L. & T. R. & S. S. Co. v. J. M. Burguieres Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. Action by Morgan’s Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Company against the J. M. Burguieres Company, Limited. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The plaintiff brought this suit to expropriate a right of way for the extension of its road across the defendant’s property. The pleadings contain no allegation of the amount involved in the controversy. According to the report of the commissioners appointed by the court to estimate the value of the property to be taken, and of the damages to the plantation of the defendant from the construction of the road, all these together amount to $1,070. The only witness for the defendant is its president. He nowhere makes an estimate.
Under these circumstances, motion is made to dismiss the appeal on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- New Orleans & Gulf Railroad v. FrankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
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