New Orleans Ry. & Light Co. v. Lavergne
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Action by the New Orleans Railway & Light Company against Albert Lavergne and others. Prom the judgment, plaintiff and certain defendants appeal.
1Opinion
*955On the Merits.
O’NIELL, J.
In answer to the plaintiff’s appeal, the Lavergne heirs pray that the judgment appealed from be reversed, if not to the extent of all of the land taken by the plaintiff, at least to the extent of the area within a certain loop embraced within the plaintiff’s railway tracks, including lot No. 1, and the ends of the other nine lots. In the alternative, they pray that the judgment be affirmed.
The defendants contend that the Act No. 80 of 1908, under authority of which the plaintiff proceeded, is unconstitutional. They contend that the title, “An act relating to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co. v. Xavier Realty, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- New Orleans, Fort Jackson & Grand Isle Railroad v. McNeelySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State v. AckermanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- City of Shreveport v. YoureeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Roussel v. Railways Realty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
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