Sharp v. Police Jury of Parish of East Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
Certain taxpayers attacked the validity of a proposed excess revenue bond issue for public improvements on several grounds and prayed for an injunction to restrain the police jury from carrying out the program. The district judge held that the proceedings were legal and refused to grant the injunction. The plaintiffs appealed.
Our learned brother below has favored us with an opinion which covers all of the problems presented and we quote it with approval:
“The present is a suit brought by three taxpayers to enjoin the Police Jury from proceeding further in the issuance of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. Liberty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Montgomery v. City of LafayetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Police Jury v. Fidelity Nat. Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- State v. MahrLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
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- Board of Cty. Com'rs of Co. of Tulsa v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
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