Legal Opinion
City of Shreveport v. Shreveport Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 28, 1910No. 18,192PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; A. J. Murff, Judge. Action by the City of Shreveport against the Shreveport Traction Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appoals.
1Opinion of the Court
*562Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff seeks, in this proceeding, to compel defendant to—
“issue universal transfers to all passengers applying for the same, on one fare of five cents and without extra charge of any kind, on all lines owned and operated by it in the city of Shreveport, .* * * which run without 320 feet of each other, and to establish reasonable and proper transfer stations for all of its said lines,” etc.
The facts upon which the demand is predicated are as follows:
In November, 1906, the Gladstone Realty Company, as the owner of a tract of land known then, or later, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. City of New Orleans v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Shreveport Traction Co. v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Cline v. Crescent City RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Mahnke v. New Orleans City & Lake RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- City of Shreveport v. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1919