ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON

No. 55849.

315 So.2d 622 (1975)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, Successor to Illinois Central Railroad Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 23, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Martin Hunley, Jr., David L. Campbell, Vance E. Ellefson, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Nathan Greenberg, Greenberg & Dallam, Gretna, A. Rudy Eason, Parish Atty., for defendants-appellees.


TATE, Justice.

The plaintiff railway sues for judgment declaring an ordinance levying a tax on it to be unconstitutional and for refund of the taxes levied in accordance therewith.

In a companion suit decided this date, we have held this ordinance to be unconstitutional. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Parish of Jefferson, 315 So.2d 619. Accordingly, the plaintiff is entitled to the refund of taxes paid by it under...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases