Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Bell v. Hufty
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 15, 1856PublishedCited by 8 opinions
XJL PPEAL from the Sixth District Court of New Orleans, Ootton J.
1Opinion of the CourtSpoffokd, J.
The present relator, John M. Bell, having produced a commission as Sheriff of the parish of Orleans, vice Joseph Hufty, removed, and having given the bond and taken the oath prescribed by law, was, some days since, recognized by this court as its executive officer.
In so recognizing him, this court acted upon the presumption that all things had been rightly done; there was no eontestatio litis, and the showing made expa/i'te was apparently regular upon its face.
*305We did not, and do not, regard that action on our part as decisive of the present issue. For the first time we have a controversy…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Board of Comm'rs. of Port of New Orleans v. Splendour S. & E. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Conley v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Fireside Mut. Life Ins. v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Kelly & Son v. Yellow Cab Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
- Billingsley v. MaasWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
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