Board of School Directors v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. Action by the Board of School Directors of Iberia Parish against the Police Jury of Iberia Parish. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Facts.
NICHOLLS, J.
The plaintiff alleged that the police jury of Iberia parish is indebted to it in the sum of $3,500 balance due, also in the sum of $250, and in the further sum of $4,400, for the following causes and reasons:
“That in November last the said police jury made and published its budget for the year 1907, on which it budgeted and appropriated to the public schools of said parish the sum of $10,000, and subsequently imposed, levied, and caused to be collected taxes and licenses under said budget. That the moneys thus collected amount to far more than sufficient to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Murphy v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Parish Board of School Directors v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
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