Supreme Court of Louisiana November 2, 1925, No. 27304. (Talbot v. Louisiana Highway Commission)

lead-opinion

O’NIELL, C. J.

This is a suit to annul the contract by which the Louisiana highway commission granted a franchise to Eli T. Watson, Oliyer J. Anderson, Meredith’ O. Jones, and H. A. Morrison, to construct and operate a toll bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. The contract is dated the 26th of February, 1925. It purports to be authorized by an act of the Legislature, Act 141 of 1924, p.