Legal Opinion
Hulin v. Road Dist. No. 4
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 28, 1927No. 28589PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This case comes up on an agreed statement of facts, and the legal question to be decided, as stated in the beginning of the brief of counsel for plaintiffs, is whether the imposition of an ad valorem tax for road purposes on the lands of plaintiffs situated within the road district created by the police jury constitutes a taking of plaintiffs’ property without due process of law, in violation of the state and Federal Constitutions. Const. La. art. 1, § 2, and Const. U. -S. Amend. 14.
The police jury of the parish of Vermilion, about 1918, subdivided the parish into nine road districts,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Myles Salt Co. v. Board of Comm'rs of Iberia and St. Mary Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Baldwin Co. v. R. S. Howard Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Miller & Lux, Inc. v. Sacramento & San Joaquin Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Shaw v. Board of Com'rs of Bayou Terre-Aux-Bœufs Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Ex Parte National Park BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Judice v. Village of ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
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- Thompson v. Police Jury of Parish of TangipahoaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929