Capdevielle v. New Orleans & S. F. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Ered D. King, Judge. Action by Paul Capdevielle, mayor of the city of New Orleans, against the New Orleans & San Francisco Railroad. Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion
On Application for Rehearing.
BREAUX, J.
After having obtained the court’s consent, counsel for the Shreveport ■& Red River Valley Railroad Company filed a brief as amici curiae on behalf of that road, to which brief we have' given careful consideration.
The extent of the council’s authority over the belt road from the upper line of the ■city, when completed to Henderson street, gives rise to the question involved.
This is not, with us, a new point of controversy. It has been argued at the bar and •discussed by the court, and the conclusion was arrived at originally that the ordinance (1615) has…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wells v. Mayor of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
- Torrent v. Common Council of MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Reynolds v. Mayor of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
- City of New Orleans v. SteinhardtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Augusti v. Citizens BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
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