McGee v. Yazoo M. v. R. Co.

ROGERS, Justice.

This is a suit to abate a nuisance and to recover damages. Plaintiffs are eight married couples owning homes in Bossier City, a non-resident property owner, and the City itself. Defendant is the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Louisiana and engaged in operating a railroad in interstate and intrastate commerce between Shreveport, Louisiana, and points east of the Mississippi River.

Plaintiffs allege that defendant is now, and has, been for the past several years, maintaining and operating a public and private nuisance on a…