Lacoste v. Department of Conservation
Supreme Court of Louisiana
. Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Wynne G. Rogers, Judge. Suit by Paul Y. Lacoste and others against the Department of Conservation of the State of Louisiana. From a judgment dismissing the suit, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Petitioners, resident and nonresident, are engaged in this state, and especially in the city of New Orleans, in the business! of buying and selling, importing, exporting, and dealing in hides, skins, and furs, some of which were originally taken from wild fur-bearing animals and; alligators in this state.
They complain that the Department of Conservation of the State of Louisiana is illegally seeking to collect from them, under the provisions of Act 135 of the General Assembly of 1920, a “severance tax” of two cents on the dollar on the value of skins and hides purchased by them and taken from…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- McCready v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Miller v. Board of Com'rs of Port of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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