Mackay Telegraph Co. v. Board of State Affairs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge. Suit by tbe Maekay Telegraph Company against, the Board of State Affairs and others. Judgment-for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
This suit is in reduction of the valuation placed upon plaintiff’s property by the board of state affairs in the assessment for taxation in the year 1917.
The property figures on the assessment roll as follows:
558.10 miles poles at $255 per mile.........$142,316 00
1,972.50 miles copper wire at $45 per mile.. 88,745 00
1.269.00 miles iron wire at $25 per mile.... 31,725 00
3.200.00 feet cable at $1.25 per foot.......... 4,000 00
Poles, wires, ana instruments in New Or-' leans ...................................... 100,000 00
Furniture and fixtures in New Orleans.... 3,000 00
Total…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- New Orleans Cotton Exchange v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
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