State ex rel. Fisher v. Mayor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
• Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred Durieve King, Judge. Application by the state, on the relation of Fisher, Gasquet, and others, for a writ of mandamus to the mayor and council of the city of New Orleans. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff proceeded against the defendant to compel it by mandamus, directed against the mayor and council of the city of New Orleans, to levy a special tax to pay judgments obtained by creditors against the board of directors of the city schools.
The plaintiff sets out at length the names of the creditors and the judgments they obtained against the school board, amounting, plaintiff claims, to over $250,000; and alleges further that it will require a tax of 1%’ mills on the assessed valuation of all the taxable property within the limits of the city of New Orleans.
Plaintiff in the petition…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mayor of Savannah v. State ex rel. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Labatt v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- State ex rel. Douglas v. KennedySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Morton v. KirkU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1897
3Cited by1 opinion
- Louisiana Ry. & Navigation Co. v. Mayor of CoushattaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909