Legal Opinion
Cipriano v. City of Houma
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 15, 1968No. Civ. A. 67-1853PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
A resident of the City of Houma, Louisiana, has brought a class action seeking an injunction to prevent the City from issuing utility revenue bonds approved by a vote of the property taxpayers at a special election. In addition, he seeks a judgment declaring that the provisions of Louisiana law under which the election was held violate the federal constitution. The plaintiff is a qualified voter, but not a property owner. He contends that he and the other members of the class of resident voters who do not own property in Houma have a proprietary interest in the municipal…
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- Carrington v. RashSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Baker v. California Land Title CompanyDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1972
- Cipriano v. City of HoumaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968