Legal Opinion
Vicksburg, S. &. P. Ry. Co. v. City of Monroe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 28, 1927No. 26784PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The Vieksbiirg, Shreveport. & Pacific Railway Company acquired its pres ent line of railroad from the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas Railroad Company, which owned and operated a standard gauge steam railroad, running through the city of Monroe, La., from a point on the west bank of the Mississippi river opposite Vicksburg to the Texas line.
As early as the year 1856, the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas Railroad Company acquired a right of way through a portion of what is now the city of Monroe, and constructed in the year 1857 the line of railroad now owned and operated by plaintiff company…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Georgia v. City of ChattanoogaSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Whitfield v. City of ParisTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- City of New Orleans v. KerrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- Stewart v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1854
- Egerton v. Third Municipality of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1846
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- J. B. McCrary Co. v. Town of WinnfieldDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1941
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