Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Jones v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 21, 1943No. 36762PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.'
This is a suit brought by the State of Louisiana on the relation of the Governor, who appears on behalf of the State, and by the State appearing through the Attorney General on behalf of “all governmental sub-divisions of the State as it and/or their interest may appear”, against Frank M. Edwards, sheriff and tax collector for the Parish of Tangipahoa, and against his bondsmen, to collect a sum in excess of $100,000.
According to the allegations of the petition, the defendant Edwards is now, and has been continuously since 1928, sheriff and ex officio tax collector for the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gordon v. Business Men's Racing Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Wilkinson v. MacHecaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Mower v. BarrowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- State ex rel. Miller v. ReidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State ex rel. Howell v. EcheveriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Durmeyer v. StreifferSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Gorham v. Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Cities Service Oil Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
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