Legal Opinion
City of Shreveport v. Dale
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 15, 1921No. 24603PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from City Court of Shreveport; David B. Samuel, Judge. George R. Dale was charged by the City of Shreveport of violating an ordinance by operating a public place where pool, billiards,, and dominoes were played, and where pool tables, billiard tables, and tables for dominoes were operated and from judgment sustaining his motion to quash the charge the-City appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Affidavit before the city court of the city of Shreveport charged that accused—
*441“did unlawfully conduct and operate and maintain a public place at No. 309 Texas street where pool and billiards and dominoes are played and where pool tables and billiard tables and tables for dominoes are operated, and did permit the use of pool tables and billiard tables and tables for dominoes in the said place operated and controlled and maintained by him.”
This affidavit was founded on sections 1 and 2 of an ordinance of the city reading:
■ “Section 1. Be it ordained, etc., by the city council of the city of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Murphy v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- State v. CuculluSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- Lallande v. TerrillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1838
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Myers v. City of CincinnatiOhio Supreme Court · 1934
- Dallmann v. KlucheskyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
- O'Rourke v. O'RourkeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Vaughn & Ragsdale Co. v. State Board of EqualizationMontana Supreme Court · 1939