Legal Opinion

West v. Allen

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 7, 1980No. 65858PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

382 So.2d 924 (1980)

Thomas J. WEST, Jr., et al.

v.

Douglas A. ALLEN et al.

No. 65858.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 7, 1980.

Ross P. LaDart, Harvey, for defendants-respondents.

John L. Avant, Avant, Wall, Thomas, Riche & Falcon, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-applicants.

DIXON, Chief Justice.[*]

The plaintiffs, Jefferson Parish firemen, brought this suit to compel the members of the Jefferson Parish Council to comply with Article 10, § 16 of the Constitution of 1974 relative to the establishment of a system of classified fire and police civil service to apply to all parishes with a regularly paid…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cox v. WM Heroman & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  2. Greer v. RohrerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Succession of LaugaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Hibernia Nat. Bank of New Orleans v. BolleterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. Owen v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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