Legal Opinion
Hale v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1858PublishedCited by 3 opinions
PPEAL from the Fourth District Court of New Orleans, Reynolds, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Merrick, 0. J.
In March, 1853, in pursuance of permission given by the Act of the Legislature approved March 21st, 1850, a portion of the batture in front of the Second Municipality, now the First District of New Orleans, was sold at public auction, for the benefit of the city and others, parties to an act of compromise made 20th September, 1820.
At this sale the plaintiff became the purchaser of twenty-two lots in the square bounded by Front, Julia, Fulton and St. Joseph streets, for tho aggregate sum of $70,600.
It appears from the adjudication, that twenty-one of the lots sold for $3100 each,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McCollom v. McCollomSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1844
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Calvary Tabernacle v. La. Central BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Yellow Cab Co. of D. C. v. RogersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943