Legal Opinion
St. Joseph Plank Road Co. v. Kline
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 15, 1901No. 13,981PublishedCited by 8 opinions
APPEAL from the Tenth Judicial District, Parish of Tensas.— Dagg, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement op the Case.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Monroe, J.
The St. Joseph Plank Road Company sues for the recovery of tolls alleged to be due by Mrs. Fannie A. Kline for the use *326of a plank road established and maintained by said company. The defense relied on is that the police jury of the Parish of Tensas has undertaken to convert a public highway into a toll road and to give to a private corporation the exclusive control of it, and that such action is ultra vires and in contravention of Article 48 of the Constitution of the State.
Mrs. Kline, by separate suit, prays that the…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Caz-Perk Realty, Inc. v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- Talbot v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Police Jury v. RobichauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation v. Victorin August Pitre and National Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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