Legal Opinion
Romero v. Mosquito Control Contractors, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1985No. 84-929PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LABORDE, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee, Francis Romero, brought suit against Mosquito Control Contractors and the Iberia Parish Police Jury to void a contract between the two defendants. The trial court voided the contract, finding that the resolution authorizing the contract violated the state’s “open meetings law.” The trial court further held that the contract was not ratified by subsequent conduct of the governing body. We agree.
The facts surrounding this case are not in dispute. The case was tried on the stipulated facts of the parties.
On May 25,1982, the Iberia Parish Police Jury1 (Police…
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- Succession of GilmoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
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