Police Jury v. Robichaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; Louis P. Caillout, Judge. Action by the police jury of Lafourche against E. G-. Robiehaux and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The police jury of the parish of Lafourche and the town of Thibodaux jointly own and operate a toll bridge across the Bayou Lafourche opposite said town, which connects the public roads and highways on both sides of said navigable stream.
The police jury enjoined the numerous defendants in this suit, constituting in number a small community, from maintaining and operating a free bridge within one third of a mile of said public toll bridge. The injunction was perpetuated in the court a qua, and defendants have appealed.
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