Michel v. Police Jury

This suit was instituted against the Police Jury of Terrebonne for the sum of §2,156, and interest from September 7th, 1852, for which sum, as is alleged, he agreed to make a road on a tract of land described as the land of Joseph Elizir, a non-resident; that the job was adjudicated to him by the Road Inspector, at public outcry, as the lowest bidder; that in pursuance of said adjudication, he proceeded to make said road, which was accepted by the proper authorities.

The petition avers that the land belongs to Robert J. Walker, a non-resident, and claims payment from the parish directly, on…