Legal Opinion
Patton v. Pickles
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 18, 1898No. 12,561PublishedCited by 21 opinions
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Théard, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Nicholls, C. J.
The defendant, Thomas Pickles, has held for many years, under, contract with the city of New Orleans, the franchise for ferrying passengers, wagons, etc., from the foot of Canal street, on the left bank of the Mississippi river, to Algiers, on the opposite side of the same stream, and from Algiers to the city of New Orleans.
Passengers intending to cross from Algiers to Canal street pass first into a large room erected upon the river bank, from which, through a door opening toward the river, they pass upon an inclined iron bridge or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dougan v. . Champlain Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Loftus v. . Union Ferry Company of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Bowen v. . New York Central Railroad Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Cleveland v. . New Jersey Steamboat Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Wyckoff v. . Queens County Ferry Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
3Cited by21 opinions
- Wallace v. Shreveport Rys. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Livaudais v. BlackLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- McGinn v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Shally v. N O. Public Service & Sewerage & Water BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Wood v. MonteleoneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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