Municipality No. 2 v. Orleans Cotton Press
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the parish, court for the parish and city of New Orleans. This is an action in which the second municipality claims title to, and the possession of, a parcel of ground lying in its front, within the limits of Faubourgs Delord and Saulet, bounded in front on Front-street, on the upper-line by Roffignae-street, by property or lots separating it from Benjamin- [124] street; and in the rear by New Levee-street, formed by alluvion from the Mississippi in front of said…
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Appeal from the parish, court for the parish and city of New Orleans. This is an action in which the second municipality claims title to, and the possession of, a parcel of ground lying in its front, within the limits of Faubourgs Delord and Saulet, bounded in front on Front-street, on the upper-line by Roffignae-street, by property or lots separating it from Benjamin- [124] street; and in the rear by New Levee-street, formed by alluvion from the Mississippi in front of said faubourgs, and now in the possession and claimed by the Orleans Cotton Press Company. The plaintiffs allege that this…
1Opinion of the CourtBullabd, J.
In this cause, the court has had the advantage of an able *491and elaborate discussion on both sides, as well in writing as oral, in which have been displayed the great resources of the bar in ability and varied learning. We have been enabled at our leisure to weigh the arguments and examine the authorities on both sides, and to give to the whole subject that patient and dispassionate consideration due alike to the vast interest at stake, to the character of the parties, and to public expectation. It would have been more satisfactory to ourselves if we could have been unanimous as to the final…
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