Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Bussie v. Fant
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 7, 1949No. 39282PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
Relators in this suit seek a writ of mandamus to compel the mayor and the city, council of the City of Shreveport to adopt or to submit to the electorate an ordinance raising the salaries of the members of the police and fire departments of the City of Shreveport. The trial court sustained an exception of no cause or -right of action filed by the respondent mayor and council, and dismissed relators’ suit. From this judgment they have appealed.
In the petition filed in the district court, relators allege that they are duly qualified electors of the City of Shreveport and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Stern v. City of FargoNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
- Lewis v. Commissioners of Bourbon Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1873
- State Ex Rel. Cranfill v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Board of Supervisors of Fulton County v. Mississippi & Wabash RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- West Hartford Taxpayers Assn., Inc. v. StreeterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Forum for Equality PAC v. McKeithenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- Frank Maddox v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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