Legal Opinion

Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railway Co. v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 14, 1896No. 12,230PublishedCited by 11 opinions

A PPEAL from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Land, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller J.,

The defendants appeal from the judgment, decreeing the expropriation of defendants’ land for plaintiffs’ use.

The petition alleges the construction in part by plaintiffs of a railroad from Kansas City to the Gulf, by way of Shreveport; that under agreement with that city, plaintiffs have established their machine shops and have agreed to build a depot within the city limits, for which purpose the company has acquired the necessary site; it is further averred that the land sought to be expropriated is necessary for the construction of the road…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Central La. El. Co. v. Covington & St. Tammany L. & I. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  2. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co. v. Xavier Realty, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  3. United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. New Orleans Term. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. Goldfield Consolidated Milling & Transportation Co. v. Old Sandstorm Annex Gold Mining Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Louisiana Power and Light Co. v. City of HoumaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969

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