Warriner v. Board of Com'rs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Matthew Warriner and' others against the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and others. From judgments for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sought to enjoin the defendants from constructing and operating a railroad track on batture alleged to belong to the plaintiffs, and “practically” above the high-water mark of the Mississippi river. The defendants are the board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans (hereinafter called the dock board), the Public Belt Railroad Commission of the city of New Orleans (hereinafter called the Belt Railway), and the city of New Orleans. The defendants, in substance, answered that the locus in quo formed a part of the banks of the Mississippi river, was far below the usual high-water…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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