SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO. v. CRONVICH

No. 55850.

315 So.2d 623 (1975)

SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Alwynn J. CRONVICH, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 23, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Truman Woodward, Jr., Guy C. Lyman, Jr., Hilton S. Bell, Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyr & Pierson, V. Gerald Dean, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, J. Barnwell Phelps, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Nathan Greenberg, Greenberg & Dallam, Gretna, A. Rudy Eason, Parish Atty., of counsel, for defendant-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The plaintiff railways sue to recover taxes levied by Jefferson Parish ordinance. 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 plaintiffs are entitled to the demanded refund of taxes they have paid under protest, plus interest thereon as provided by law.

The record contains...

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