Legal Opinion
State v. Trahan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 16, 1948No. 38792PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOND, Justice.
Adam Trahan, the owner and operator of a restaurant in Lafayette Parish, and Arista Jackson, his employee, were charged with having violated Act No. 18 of 1886 (The Sunday Law), by opening the establishment on Sunday and selling a glass of wine to a customer. The trial court overruled a motion by defendants to quash the indictment on the ground that Act No. 18 of 1886 was violative of Article 3, Section 16, and Article 1, Section 2, of the State Constitution, and violative of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution. During the trial, it was proved that a sandwich…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Board of Barber Examiners v. ParkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- State ex rel. Galle v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- State ex rel. Walker v. Judge of Section "A," Criminal District CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- City of De Ridder v. ManganoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. BeeneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
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