Legal Opinion
Moore v. Board of Commissioners
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 6, 1971No. 4657PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL, Judge.
This is a suit for damages resulting from personal injuries. Named in the petition as defendants are: (1) Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans; (2) American Insurance Company; and (3) Texas Transport Terminal Company, Inc. The Board filed exceptions of no right and no cause of action based on the contention that it is an agency of the State of Louisiana immune to suit in tort without the consent of the Legislature (LSA-Const. Art. 3, § 35) and, plaintiff having failed to obtain consent of the Legislature to sue the Board in tort, his claim, against the Board must be…
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