Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. v. Vantrompt
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Suit for injunction by Paepcke Leicht Lumber Company against Mose Vantrompt, Tax Collector. The decree of the district court, dismissing' the writ, was reversed by the Court of Appeals, and the case remanded for trial on its merits, and the defendant applies for a writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
In this case, the plaintiff sued to annul an assessment of its property, purporting to have been made by the “city board of aldermen” of the town of Bayou Sara, on the ground that, even if such board was a legal body, it was without authority under the law to assess property for taxes. Plaintiff sued out an injunction to restrain the tax collector of the town from selling the property.
Defendant in his answer admitted that the town council of Bayou Sara had assessed the property in question for taxes, and averred it had authority so to do under its legislative charter of 1850. Defendant in his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. Poydras Orphan AsylumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- City of New Orleans v. Carondelet Canal & Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- Osthoff v. FlotteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Felix v. WagnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
3Cited by6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. City of New Orleans v. Louisiana Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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- State ex rel. Texada v. CapdevielleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
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- California Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
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