Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Lowentritt v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 31, 1927No. 26673PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
The relator has appealed from a judgment dismissing his suit on an exception of no cause of action. The proceeding is by mandamus to compel the defendant to issue duplicates of five negotiable mortgage bonds for $1,000 each, which relat- or alleges he lost from his pocket on a public highway.
It is alleged that the bonds were a part of a series of negotiable bonds issued by the Edison Electric Company on the 2d of January, 1899, and secured by mortgage on the company’s property in favor of the American Trust Company, of Boston, Mass. It is alleged that the Edison Electric Company sold all of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. City of New Orleans v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- State ex rel. Smit v. Lafayette Bldg. Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- State ex rel. Texarkana, Shreveport & Natchez Railway Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad v. Mississippi CollegeMississippi Supreme Court · 1873
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co. v. BlairCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
3Cited by5 opinions
- Lyons v. GoodmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Pollock v. Equitable Life Assurance of the United StatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Schmidt v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State Ex Rel. City of New Orleans v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Cavill v. Welfare Loan SocietyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929