Hamilton v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET OE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. The .case in the court belo »v will be found reported in 34 La. Ann. 973. submitted' on bis brief, citing Little Look, die., Railroad v. Broolcs, 39 Ar-. kansas, 403, and cases .there cited; Ingraham, ■ v. Police Jury, 20 La.
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EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET OE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. The .case in the court belo »v will be found reported in 34 La. Ann. 973. submitted' on bis brief, citing Little Look, die., Railroad v. Broolcs, 39 Ar-. kansas, 403, and cases .there cited; Ingraham, ■ v. Police Jury, 20 La. Ann. 226.; Wiwnipeseogee Lake Oo. v. Young, 40 N. H. 420; Atwater v. Sohenok, 9 Wis. 160 ; The Peterhoff, Blatch-ford, Prize Cases, 463; Indianapolis <& Gineiwnati Railroad v. Stephens, 28 Inch 429; Wright v. Hcmkins, 28 Texas, 452; Neaderlxouser v. State, 28 Ind. 257;…
1Opinion of the Court
' Me. Justice Field
delivered the opinion of the court.
The authority vested by its act of incorporation in the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Bailroad Company to construct a railroad from'a point opposite Vicksburg to the State line of Texas, empowered it to construct as part of the road all necessary bridges for the crossing of navigable streams, which might be on its line. It was so held by the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, and it would seem to be a self-evident proposition. What the form and character- of the - bridges should be, that is to say, of what height they should be…
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