State v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Suit by the State of Louisiana against the City of New Orleans. Judgment of dismiss* al, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The question propounded in this case is whether the authority to fix the rate of' car fare on street railways in the city of New Orleans is vested in the municipal council or in the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
The Attorney General has appealed from a judgment dismissing this suit for an injunction, on behalf of the state, to prevent the municipal council from making an agreement with the New Orleans Railway & Light Company, permitting the collection of a higher rate of ear fare than the five-cent rate fixed in the original franchises held by the company.
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2Cases cited36 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. Illinois ex rel. Drainage CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. City of GoldsboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. TranbargerSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Detroit v. Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by54 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Dept. of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. SissonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Ex Parte StecklerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. WalmsleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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