Favrot v. Parish of East Baton Rouge

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Fenner, J.

In 1873, the plaintiff obtained judgment against the Parish of East Baton Rouge for the sum of $2,612, with legal interest from judicial demand, and, in accordance with the Act of 1869, in force at the time, the judgment ordered the Parish authorities to assess and *492collect a tax for its payment, said tax not, however, to be assessed and collected in one year, but, by agreement between the parties, to be equally divided between the four years .1874, 187 5, 1876 and 1877. On appeal to the Supremo Court, the judgment was affirmed. A tax was…