Legal Opinion
City of Gretna v. Mitchell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 20, 1953No. 20159PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOUIS H. YARRUT, Judge ad hoc.
The City of Gretna prosecutes this appeal from a judgment, dismissing its suit' for the expropriation of defendants’ property on an exception of no right or cause of action, based on the failure of the City to allege and attach to its petition the resolution of ordinance of the Board of Aldermen authorizing the expropriation.
■ The City alleged itself to be a municipal corporation; that the public interest required that.25th Street be extended to the western boundary of the City; that a canal for drainage purposes had to be dug on said extension; ■ that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Soniat v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- State v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Soniat v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. Jackson Brewing CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. De BouchelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. SigueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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