Manning v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, .Judge. Action by D. T. Manning against the city •of Shreveport. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Plaintiff is the owner of •the property upon which he lives, fronting "70 feet on Park avenue, in the city of Shreveport, and extending 150 feet along Laurel ¡street, to an alley, and he complains that ■recently, and since his acquisition, the city has changed the grades of the two streets mentioned and has cut down the alley, so as injuriously to affect the value of his property and render it necessary that he should build retaining walls, etc. He estimates his damages at $4,000, and prays judgment for that amount. The defense is a general denial and an averment that the benefit resulting to…
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