Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Shaver v. Mayor of Coushatta
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1940No. 6086PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Judge.
The Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Coushatta, Louisiana, refused to issue to relator, H. B. Shaver, a building permit for the construction of a service station building on a lot of ground owned by him and located within the corporate limits of that municipality, and he resorted to this mandamus proceeding to compel its issuance. The desired relief was refused by the district court and he appealed.
The property of relator is on Carroll Street and lies between two residences constructed in the year 1937. On June 19, 1939, he made written application to the Mayor and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Spector v. Building InspectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Ware v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
- State Ex Rel. Dema Realty Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- City of Salem v. MaynesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
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