Legal Opinion

Reynolds v. Reiss

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 9, 1916No. 21916Published

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Hampton Reynolds against John Reiss and the New Orleans Terminal Company. Defendants’ plea of prescription sustained, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion

On the Merits.

Plaintiff alleged that he was in possession of a certain switch track in the city of New Orleans, which was connected with the tracks of the defendant railroad company; that he was the owner of said switch track, with the exception of the rails and the angle bars, which were the property of the defendant railroad company; that he had constructed said switch for the purpose of doing certain public work in the city for the sewerage and water board; that the sewerage and water board had advertised for other work, and that he had been a bidder therefor; that John Reiss, one of the…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sims v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  2. Heirs of Burney v. LudelingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
  3. Shields v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
  4. Burch v. Americanus WillisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
  5. Lutz v. ForbesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858

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