Legal Opinion

LeBlanc v. Illinois Central Railroad

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1895PublishedCited by 11 opinions

From the chancery court of Pike county. Hon. H. C. Conn, Chancellor. The motion to correct the decree of reversal rendered at the March term, 1895, was filed during the October term, 1895, of the supreme court.

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From the chancery court of Pike county. Hon. H. C. Conn, Chancellor. The motion to correct the decree of reversal rendered at the March term, 1895, was filed during the October term, 1895, of the supreme court. It sets forth the following grounds;; (1) Because by oversight the decree as drawn gives the appellant a part of the roadbed and main track and right of way of the appellee; (2) because the decree of the court below expressly reserves to the appellee its right of way and track in section 14, township 7, range 1, east, and confirms the tax title of the appellant to the remaining land…

1Opinion of the CourtCooper, C. J.

This is a motion by appellee to correct a decree of this court, made at a former term, so that it may conform to the opinion of the court therein. The case is reported in 72 Miss. (p. 669), and the facts are there stated by the reporter in so far as they are necessary to an understanding of the opinion.

For an intelligent appreciation of the question presented by the motion now before us, it is necessary to state the facts presented by the pleadings and the decrees made in the court below and in this court on the appeal. The litigation was commenced by the company, which filed its bill to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cotten v. McGeheeMississippi Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re VIOLATION OF RULE 28(D)Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. DoddMississippi Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Dialysis Solutions, LLC v. Mississippi State Department of HealthMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Carter v. KimbroughMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  5. State Ex Rel. Curran v. BrookesOhio Supreme Court · 1945

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