Legal Opinion

Suarez v. Police Jury of Parish of St. Bernard

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 17, 1943No. 37102PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Justice.

Plaintiffs, as residents and taxpayers of the Parish of St. Bernard, brought this suit within the thirty-day limitation allowed by law to enjoin the Police Jury from borrowing the sum of $90,000 on certificates of indebtedness payable in twenty years in principal and interest from a pledge and dedication of three-fourths of one mill of the Parish General Alimony or Ad Valorem tax. Plaintiffs obtained a restraining order, and, after hearing on the rule nisi, a preliminary injunction in accordance with the prayer of their petition. On the trial of the merits, the preliminary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Borden v. Louisiana State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  2. Graham v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  3. Stewart v. StanleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  4. Ricks v. CloseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  5. Donaldson v. Police Jury of Tangipahoa ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. League of Women Voters v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. Roy v. Avoyelles Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  3. Cully v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
  4. Nevers v. Bogalusa City School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  5. Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports1994

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