Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans v. Westwego Canal & Terminal Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 26, 1944No. 37327PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
The City of New Orleans, having instituted this suit in its own behalf and as the trustee of the Edward Wisner Donation Advisory Committee against the Westwego Canal & Terminal Co., Inc., under Act No. 38 of 1908, to establish its title to certain lands in Jefferson Parish, neither party being in actual possession thereof, i's appealing from the judgment of the lower court maintaining a plea of estoppel and exceptions of no cause and no right of action and dismissing its suit.
The plea of estoppel is based on the fact that the plaintiff had previously filed a similar case in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Charbonnet v. State Realty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Losch v. GrecoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Franek v. TurnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Kent v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
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