Legal Opinion

Mayor of Monroe v. Police Jury

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 20, 1895No. 11,805PublishedCited by 5 opinions

A PPEAL from the Fifth Judicial District Oourt for the Parish Tx of Ouachita. Munholland, J., ad hoc. cite 45 An. 1024; 38 An. 1198; 7 Texas, 288; 10 Peters, 734.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

This is an injunction proceeding instituted by the plaintiff city against the defendant parish to restrain the latter from exercising jurisdiction, in the way of collecting licenses and taxes over certain territory, which the city claims is within her limits, in pursu - anee of Act 81 of 1873, fixing the southern boundary line of the city. After the passage of this act the city caused a survey to be made and *1062the boundary ascertained, and by ordinance.of the council adopted the same. Believing this to be an error, the city caused two other…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. South Boston Railroad v. Middlesex RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pressman v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
  2. State ex rel. Burr v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1916
  3. O. T. Johnson Corp. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Locust &8212 Broad (No. 1) &8212 Eighth SubwaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Antenucci v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp.Connecticut Superior Court · 1954

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