City of Crowley v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; William Campbell, Judge. Action by the City of Crowley against the Police Jury of Acadia Parish. From a judgment of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
Having paved Parkerson avenue from Mill street to the north side of Court square, the plaintiff brought this suit to compel the parish to pay the proportion of the cost of the work assessed against Court square, which is surrounded by the paved avenue. The demand is for $7,857.51. The defendant’s only objection to paying it is that the assessment is out of proportion and not according to the front-foot rule provided in the statute authorizing the work to be done at the cost of the adjacent property owners. The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of nonsuit.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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