CHICAGO, R. I. & P. R. CO. v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA

Civ. A. No. 8340.

201 F.Supp. 3 (1961)

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA; W. George Bowden, Jr., Mayor of the City of Alexandria; William H. Lambdin, Commissioner of Streets and Parks of the City of Alexandria; Leroy G. Wilson, Commissioner of Finance and Utilities of the City of Alexandria; and Grady L. Kelley, Jr., Sheriff of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

December 11, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey, Jennings, Lester & Shults, Little Rock, Ark., Provosty, McSween, Sadler & Scott, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff.

Frank H. Peterman, Alexandria, La., for defendants.


HUNTER, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks a permanent injunction enjoining and restraining the sale of land forming a portion of plaintiff's main line in interstate commerce running into and out of Alexandria, Louisiana to Eunice, Louisiana.

On June 23, 1961 this Court temporarily restrained the City of Alexandria from selling the property involved. It was later agreed that this restraining order should be continued in force and effect until the Court ruled...

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