Legal Opinion
Ricks v. Close
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 25, 1942No. 36549PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
In this suit, the plaintiff, O. Dolan Ricks, a resident and taxpayer of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, attacks the constitutionality of Acts Nos. 47 and 48 of 1940. In the alternative, in event that Acts Nos. 47 and 48' are held not violative of the Constitution, he attacks the resolution of the Board of Liquidation of the State Debt, adopted August 26, 1941, as being violative of the Constitution. In the further alternative, in event the acts and the resolution complained of are held not violative of the Constitution, he attacks the validity of the resolution of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Poindexter v. GreenhowSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Dorchy v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Graham v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Woodard v. ReilySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Carso v. Board of Liquidation of State DebtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Guidry v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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