St. Charles Municipal Drainage Dist. v. Cousin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by the St. Charles Municipal Drainage District against Edward P. Cousin. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Plaintiff alleges that defendant agreed to buy, at the par value, $50,000 of bonds issued by it, and that, without sufficient reason, he now refuses so to do, and it brings this suit to compel specific performance óf the alleged contract. Defendant admits that he agreed to buy bonds to the amount stated, but alleges that it was upon the express condition that they should be valid obligations, based upon legal proceedings and binding upon plaintiff and the taxpayers, and he alleges that the bonds tendered are invalid and are predicated upon proceedings which were illegal and in contravention…
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