Legal Opinion
Connolly v. Louisiana Highway Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 27, 1933No. 31514PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNOT, Justice.
This is a suit for the alleged value of certain growing crops of cotton and corn on 500 acres of land owned by the plaintiffs and situated north of United States Highway No. 80, in Bossier parish, La. The petition alleges that the regrading, building, and paving of the highway was done under the supervision and control of the defendant; that iu constructing the paved highway the defendant removed the adequate bridges spanning the streams which were the natural drains that carried off the water from plaintiffs’ lands, filled the drains with a dirt roadbed, and substituted for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Green v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Booth v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- De Moss v. Police Jury of Bossier ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Bankins v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Sherman v. Parish of VermillionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jarnagin v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Hamilton v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- JB LaHaye Farms, Inc. v. La. Dept. of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Kendall v. State Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Grounds v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
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