Town of Kenner v. Zito
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Suit by tbe Town of Kenner against Frank Zito, in wbicb be called bis warrantor, tbe Hanson City Land Company, Limited. From a judgment of tbe Court of Appeal reversing tbe judgment of tbe district court for defendant, and rendering judgment for plaintiff, defendants bring writ of certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
In 1894, the Hanson City Land Company, Limited, caused to be made and duly recorded a- plat of a large tract of land, fronting on the Mississippi river, in the parish of Jefferson, subdivided into blocks, lots, streets, boulevards, places, etc., naming the subdivision “Hanson City,” now within the corporate limits of the town of Kenner.
This suit was instituted by the town of Kenner to recover, as property dedicated to public use, a certain piece of ground, designated on said plat as “Hanson City Railway Park.”
The plat shows this park as bisected by a roadway extending from Park street to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. Carrollton Land Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Cole v. Minnesota Loan & Trust Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
- Town of Vinton v. LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Livaudais v. Municipallity Number TwoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
3Cited by4 opinions
- Johnson v. BoltLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Mecobon, Inc. v. Police Jury of Jefferson ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Lambert v. LabruyereLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Jefferson Parish School Board v. Jeff, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964