Legal Opinion
Bussie v. Long
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 1, 1971No. 50703PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
This case poses the question of whether a property taxpayer may maintain a mandamus proceeding against the Louisiana Tax Commission to require that body to perform its statutory duties relating to the equalization of property taxes. The lower court sustained a peremptory exception and dismissed the suit without trial. We reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.
Victor Bussie and his wife, property taxpayers, brought this class action on behalf of themselves and all other property taxpayers similarly situated to compel the Louisiana Tax Commission and its individual…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pierce v. GreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Switz v. KingsleySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Village of Ridgefield Park v. Bergen County Board of TaxationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- State Ex Rel. Castillo Corp. v. New Mexico State Tax CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- State ex rel. Cunningham v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Summerell v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Bussie v. LongLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Bunge North America, Inc. v. Board of Commerce & Industry and Dept. of Economic Dev.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
- Churchill Farms, Inc. v. Louisiana Tax CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company v. GoslinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
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