Legal Opinion
City of Alexandria v. Alexandria Fire Fighters Ass'n
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 18, 1952No. 40244PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
By .Act 239 of 1950, which amended and reenacted .Section 1994 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, LSA-R.S., relative to the maximum hours of work required of firemen, the right was accorded to members of the fire department of any city with a population of between 15,000 and 250,000 to decide by their vote whether they would work a maximum of sixty hours per week. The City of Alexandria, asserting that this provision of the Act is unconstitutional in that it delegates to the firemen the right to make laws, brought suit against appellant, a labor union…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- City of Shreveport v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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