Muntz v. Algiers & G. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by George Muntz against the Algiers & Gretna Railway Company and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, C. J.
The plaintiff brought suit in the parish of Orleans against the Algiers & Gretna Street Railway Company (or the Algiers, McDonoughville & Gretna Street Railway Company) and the Jefferson Street Railway Company, seeking to recover from them in solido the sum of $15,000, with legal interest. The grounds upon which this demand was based are: That the defendants were corporations organized under the laws of Louisiana, and doing business as common carriers of passengers in the parish of Orleans, conjointly and separately operating horse cars between the parish…
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