Legal Opinion
Calcasieu & S. Ry. Co. v. Bel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1953No. 41339PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
In this suit the plaintiff, Calcasieu and Southern Railway Company, a Louisiana corporation, is seeking to expropriate a right of way across the land of the defendants, John Albert Bel and others. There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendants have appealed.
For the proposed right of way the court awarded to defendants the sum of $2125, and they do not complain of the amount of the award. The only issue in this case is the right of plaintiff to expropriate defendants’ property.
According to the charter of the plaintiff corporation, the objects and purposes…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tap Line CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- City of New Orleans v. MoeglichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- River & Rail Terminals, Inc. v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Kansas City, S. & G. Ry. Co. v. Louisiana W. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- New Orleans Terminal Co. v. TellerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Louisiana Power and Light Co. v. City of HoumaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- United Gas Pipe Line Company v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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