Legal Opinion
Carter v. Louisiana Highway Commission
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1942No. 6406PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff, Leon C. Carter, is the owner of a parcel of ground in the Town of Winnfield, Louisiana, the northern boundary of which measures 100 feet along Lafayette Street and the western boundary runs 110 feet along Front Street. On it is a dwelling, with an entrance on each street, that plaintiff has occupied as his home for a number of years.
In the years 1937 and 1938 the Louisiana Highway Commission constructed on Lafayette Street, which courses east and west, a concrete overpass or bridge above Front Street and the railroad tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad. Also it…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chicago v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Harrison v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- McMahon v. St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Jarnagin v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Sholars v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Harrison v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Sholars v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Britt v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Reymond v. State ex rel. Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Buras Ice Factory, Inc. v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
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