The argument was close, but in the end the advocates of state power won in the Supreme Court the battle they could not win on the killing fields. Five justices voted to uphold the 1869 Act granting a monopoly to the Crescent City Company.
In the end the advocates of state power won in the Supreme Court the battle they could not win on the fields. 5 justices voted to uphold the 1869 Act granting a monopoly.