City of New Orleans v. Cotonio

This action is one for the expropriation of a certain lot of ground in the Second District of the City of New Orleans owned by the defendant in the square which has been selected as the site for the new Courthouse. The proceeding brought in the name of the City of New Orleans was initiated by the Courthouse Commission created by Act No. 79 approved July 5, 1902, and conforms to the provisions of that Act.

Defendant excepted to plaintiff’s petition on the ground that it “failed to allege any ground within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court or to state what it was willing to pay defendant…