Legal Opinion
Moncla v. City of Lafayette
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 1969No. 2928PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam 1
The trial court held Zoning Ordinance 718 null and void. The defendant city appeals suspensively.
The plaintiffs-appellees move to dismiss the appeal as moot. They attach as exhibit Ordinance 883, adopted August 19, 1969, adoption of which (they contend) had the effect of the city’s acquiescing in the trial court judgment. They suggest that by adoption of this latter ordinance, the earlier one (718) has no effect and has ceased to exist.
They therefore argue that the appeal should be dismissed as moot. See: Ouachita Securities Corp. v. Cooper, 183 La. 995, 165 So. 178; Hymel v. Central Farms &…
Also in this document: Per curiam 2.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hymel v. Central Farms & Shipping Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Amet v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- City of Lake Charles v. NopeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- City of New Orleans v. RymanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Ouachita Securities Corporation v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
3Cited by3 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Guste v. Louisiana Milk CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Peterson Outdoor Advertising Corp. v. Beaufort CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. GuilloryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976