Legal Opinion
Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 2 v. Caldwell & Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 2, 1930No. 30632PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On December 14, 1926, the police jury of the parish of Tangipahoa created within ward 7 of that parish Gravity drainage district No. 2.
On September 20, 1927, an election of the property taxpayers was held in said district on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in the amount of $240,000. These bonds were to run for a period not exceeding thirty years, beginning with the year 1928, and were to bear interest not larger than 6 per cent per annum, payable semiannually out of an ad valorem tax on all the property in said district. The funds thus derived were to be used in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Roberts v. Evangeline Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Hardin v. Police Jury of Vernon ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Roy v. City of LafayetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Fontenot v. Miller Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 3Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Cleaver, Vass & Co. v. Consolidated Road Dist. ASupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
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3Cited by7 opinions
- McGuffie v. Police Jury of Catahoula ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- McLavy v. American Legion Housing Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Carnahan v. Police Jury of Calcasieu ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Gough v. Lasalle Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Dresser v. Recreation & Park Commission of ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
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