Legal Opinion
Gachet v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 15, 1900No. 13,202PublishedCited by 27 opinions
APPEAL from the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans' — ■ Theard, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
BLANCHARD, J.
Defendant purchased lot No. 8 in square 158 fronting on Magazine street, New Orleans, from one Hoxie on the 6th of July, 1885.
Its purchase was authorized by municipal ordinance duly adopted.
The consideration paid was $2000 cash.
The object of the purchase by the city was to obtain a site on which to erect an engine house for one of its fire companies, and the engine house was immediately erected and the property has been from that day to this, and still is, in use by the city as an engine house and as pertaining to its fire department.
It is…
2Cited by27 opinions
- Childress County v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1936
- State v. Snohomish CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- City of New Orleans v. Salmen Brick & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- City of Laurel v. WeemsMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- United States v. Certain Land in City of St. Louis, Mo.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1939
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