Legal Opinion
Higginbotham v. Public Belt Railroad Commission
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 1938No. 16933PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
By authority of the Constitution and statutes of Louisiana, the Public Belt Railroad Commission of New Orleans (hereinafter, for convenience, called the “Public Belt”) operates a system of railroad at the Port of New Orleans and over it transports merchandise. By the same authority, it operates the large recently constructed bridge spanning the Mississippi river just above the City of New Orleans. This structure, known as the “Huey P. Long Bridge,” is also a part of the highway system of the State of Louisiana, and over it, on “wings” constructed for that purpose, passes…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Fort Worth & R. G. Ry. Co. v. PickensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Higginbotham v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
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