Louisville & N. R. v. R. E. E. De Montluzin Co.

In the year 1924, it became necessary for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company to acquire additional property on the west bank, or New Orleans side, of Chef Menteur for a new right of way, and also for temporary use in the handling of material required for the construction of a new bridge over that stream.

In the present suit, filed April 29, 1924, plaintiff company seeks to expropriate for a right of way a strip of land with a frontage of 50 feet on Chef .Meuteur. This strip lies adjacent to the existing right of way of the company, runs alongside of same a distance of 749.96 feet, and…