Ward v. Board of Levee Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Columbus Reid, Judge. Suit by William H. Ward against the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
Plaintiff brings this suit against the Orleans levee board for alleged loss and damage to his property and business on both sides of the old public ■ road, now Patterson street, in the Fifth district of the city of New Orleans (Algiers). Ho complains, not only that the building of the levee, on lots owned by him and situated between the old public road aforesaid and the river, took and destroyed that realty to the value of $221,840, together with certain improvements thereon, to wit, a certain sawmill and machinery valued at $75,000, certain buildings valued at $17,000, and certain driveways…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Talbot v. JansonSupreme Court of the United States · 1795
- Municipality No. 2 v. Orleans Cotton PressSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
- Dubose v. Levee CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1856
- Ruch v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Dennistoun v. WaltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1844
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- Mayer v. Board of Com'rs for Caddo Levee Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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