Legal Opinion

Chapman v. City of Shreveport

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 31, 1954No. 41717PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the.City of Shreveport from a judgment enjoining it from fluoridating the municipal water supply. The City of Shreveport owns and operates its own municipal waterworks plant and other facilities for the sale and distribution of water for consumption and other uses of the inhabitants of that city. On October 16, 1953, the Shreveport city council adopted a resolution authorizing the commissioner of public utilities to proceed with the advertising and calling for bids for the necessary equipment to fluoridate the city water supply in accordance with the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Zucht v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. State v. RonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  5. State v. SaiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Schuringa v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Minn. State Bd. of Health v. City of BrainerdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  3. Meyers v. City of Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  4. Tafaro's Investment Co. v. Division of Housing ImprovementSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  5. Readey v. St. Louis County Water CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1961

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