Supreme Court of Louisiana April 15, 1900, No. 13,441 (City of New Orleans v. Steinhardt)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MoNROE, J.

The city of New Orleans alleges that, acting under the authority conferred upon it by its charter (Act No. 45 of 1896), it adopted an ordinance for the opening and widening of Water and Front streets; that, in order to carry out the purpose of said ordinance, it is necessary to purchase or expropriate a certain strip of land, which is