State ex rel. Comerford v. Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. King, J. 1.A general denial is not permissible in a return to an alternative writ of mandamus. Merrill on Mandamus, Sec. 274; 68 Tex. 488. The defendant must “ state the reason to justify his conduct ” in his answer. C. P., Art. 842. 2.“ The writ may issue to the mayor of a city to sign a contract made in pursuance of law and the ordinances of the city.”
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APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. King, J. 1.A general denial is not permissible in a return to an alternative writ of mandamus. Merrill on Mandamus, Sec. 274; 68 Tex. 488. The defendant must “ state the reason to justify his conduct ” in his answer. C. P., Art. 842. 2.“ The writ may issue to the mayor of a city to sign a contract made in pursuance of law and the ordinances of the city.” Merrill on Mandamus, Sec. 109; 35 N. J. D. 396; 20 All. 172. 3,Sections 9 and 20 of the Oity Charter (act approved June 23,1882) apply ex terminomm to ordinances and resolutions,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
This is a mandamus proceeding, the object of which is to compel the respondent, who is mayor of the city of New Orleans, to sign a notarial act prepared in alleged pursuance of and conformity with city ordinance No. 5425, Council Series, and a certain motion made in and adopted by the City Council on the 24th of April, 1892.
The pertinent averments of the relator’s petition are as follows, viz.:
1. That, in pursuance of the provisions of an act of the Legislature defining the powers and duties of the council and officers of the city of New…
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