Legal Opinion

Swift v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 24, 1977No. 59106PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

342 So.2d 191 (1977)

Goulding William SWIFT, Jr., et al.

v.

STATE of Louisiana.

No. 59106.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 24, 1977.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Warren E. Mouledoux, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Barbara S. Bruckner, Donald C. Davis, Staff Atty., New Orleans, for defendant-applicant.

Arthur G. Kingsmill, Gretna, for plaintiffs-applicants.

DIXON, Justice.

Plaintiffs, five district judges, seek a declaratory judgment concerning their rights under R.S. 13:8 (Act 305 of 1974). The matter was tried in the district court on the pleadings, and judgment was rendered in favor of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ward v. LecheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  2. Stovall v. City of MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  3. State v. ToonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  4. Groves v. Board of Trustees of Teach. Retire. Sys.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  5. State v. CusimanoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Dept. of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  2. Polk v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Moore v. RoemerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  4. Bd. of Dir. of La. Recovery Dist. v. All Taxpayers, Property Owners, and Citizens of StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  5. New Orleans, Etc. v. Civ. Service, Etc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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