Crescent City Railroad v. New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad

'The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

The plaintiff and defendant are street railway corporations.

The latter was in position on Oarrollton avenue, when a change of route was granted to the plaintiff corporation to run through the same street on the neutral ground. This expression “neutral” ground has occasioned some confusion in the interpretation of the grant to plaintiff. Neutral ground had its origin in its application to the unclaimed part of Canal street, which was the dividing line between two municipalities. It has no significance in its application to other streets. The…