Opelousas, Gulf & N. E. Ry. Co. v. St. Landry Cotton Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; Edward Taylor Lewis, Judge. Expropriation suit by the Opelousas,' Gulf & Northeastern Railway Company against the St. Landry Cotton Oil Company. From the award of damages, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit to expropriate a railroad right of way, containing 1.58 acres, thre-.rh a tract of land belonging to the defendant. On the first trial the jury awarded the right of way sued for to the plaintiff, and assessed its value at $1,075. The verdict rejected defendant’s demand for damages. The defendant appealed, and the verdict and judgment thereon were reversed, and the cause was remanded for error in the instructions to the jury. In the meantime the road had been constructed over the right of way in question. The defendant amended its answer and claimed additional damages. On the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas Railroad v. HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railway Co. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
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