Legal Opinion
New Orleans Pontchartrain Bridge Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 3, 1927No. 28331PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is a devolutive appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction against the Public Service Commission, and the legal question presented is whether or not the Public Service Commission has been given the authority to supervise, regulate, and control the construction of a traffic toll bridge and to fix the rates and fares to be charged for the use of said bridge in advance of its construction.
On February 26, 1925, the highway commission granted a franchise to certain designated individuals to build a traffic toll bridge with necessary approaches and highway connections over and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Talbot v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Orr v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
3Cited by4 opinions
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