Legal Opinion
Cogswell v. Town of Logansport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 3, 1975No. 12621PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
Plaintiff, Harold Cogswell, brought this suit against the Town of Logansport to recover attorneys’ fees under LSA-R.S. 42:261, subsection (D), now designated subsection (E) as amended by Act No. 696 of 1974. This suit for attorneys’ fees arises out of a suit filed by the Town of Logansport against Harold Cogswell bearing No. 33,190 on the docket of the Eleventh Judicial District Court for the Parish of De Soto, in which the Town of Logans-port sought a Writ of Mandamus against Harold Cogswell who was the duly elected Chief of Police of the town. The facts of *770that case, as they…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Jacobi v. NelsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
- Stump v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Irving v. E. Sondheimer Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Smith v. EverettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
3Cited by6 opinions
- Detraz v. FontanaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- City of Ruston v. PerrittLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- Cogswell v. Town of LogansportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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