Trastour v. Fallon
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Fourth District Court of New Orleans, Reynolds, J. Tried by a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtSpofford, J.
In the fall of 1849, the attention of this section of the United States, and especially of the city of New Orleans, was directed to the project of establishing a communication between the Atlantic States and our new possessions on the Pacific coast, by means of a railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. A privilege conceded by the Government of Mexico to Señor Pon José de Ga/ray, was supposed by many to afford greater facilities for the contemplated work than could be obtained in any other mode.
A public meeting of the citizens of New Orleans was held to devise ways and means for furthering…
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