Legal Opinion
Wall v. Close
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 12, 1943No. 36838PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
Act 111 of 1942 created a-Department of Finance for the State of Louisiana and authorized the Department to exercise certain designated administrative functions. Under the act, the Governor is authorized to appoint a Director of Finance, who is the head of the Department. The Governor appointed Martin L. Close to this position.
Act 266 of 1942, the general appropriation act, appropriated for the use of, and set aside to, the Department of Finance certain sums for the fiscal year 1942-1943 and for the fiscal year 1943-1944.
■ The plaintiff, alleging that he was a resident of the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Spangler v. JacobyIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
- Graham v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Board of Supervisors of Schuyler County v. People ex rel. Rock Island & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Colbert v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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3Cited by21 opinions
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