Legal Opinion
State v. Bozeman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 21, 1924No. 26476PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J.
The state Legislature in the year 1910, by Act No. 31, authorized the register of the land office to sell and convey to the city of Shreveport, with reservation of all mineral rights of the state, the bed of what is known as “Cross Lake,” in the parish of Caddo, to be used as a reservoir or storage basin for the purpose of a water supply for said city and its inhabitants. It was provided that on failure on the part of the vendee to utilize the property for waterworks purposes within 10 years from the passage of the act or afterwards, should said vendee ever cease to use it for said purpose,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pollard's Lessee v. HAGANSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Coyle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Scott v. LattigSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- State ex rel. Board of Com'rs of Atchafalaya Basin Levee Dist. v. CapdevilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- State v. Bayou Johnson Oyster Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Miami Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- State v. Jefferson Island Salt Mining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Johnson v. BattlesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- State v. AucoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- New Orleans Land Co. v. Board of Levee Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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