Blanchard v. Abraham
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; Louis P. Caillonet, Judge. Action by Joseph E. Blanchard against Simon Abraham and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff, as the duly licensed lessee of a public ferry across Bayou Lafourche at Itaceland, parish of Lafourche, enjoined defendant from maintaining and operating a free pontoon bridge within 400 feet from his public ferry landing. The petition set forth the lease of said ferry privi-. lege for two years at the price of $2,350, and alleges that the action of defendants has already damaged plaintiff in the sum of $784.46, and if not restrained will render his franchise entirely valueless. The plaintiff made the police jury a party to the suit.
The preliminary writ of injunction issued as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mason v. Harper's Ferry Bridge Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
- Benedict v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Goodwill v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- Chiapella v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1859
- Long v. . BeardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1819
3Cited by9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Buras v. Orleans Parish Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- D'Albora v. GarciaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Clark v. City of OpelousasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Vallejo Ferry Co. v. Solano Aquatic ClubCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
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