Legal Opinion

Roy v. City of Lafayette

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 8, 1929No. 30008PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

Plaintiffs are resident taxpayers and qualified electors of the city of Lafayette in this state.

In the present suit plaintiffs seek to enjoin that municipality, through its board of trustees, from issuing and delivering certain bonds to the Commercial National Bank of Lafayette, the highest bidder, and to have declared’ null and void all of the proceedings had for calling and holding the special election at which these bonds were authorized, including the issuance and sale of the bonds to the bank.

From a judgment rejecting their demands, plaintiffs have appealed.

On November 19, 1928, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Roberts v. Evangeline Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  2. Hardin v. Police Jury of Vernon ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  3. Fontenot v. Miller Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 3Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. McGuffie v. Police Jury of Catahoula ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  2. Andrieux v. East Baton Rouge Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  3. McLavy v. American Legion Housing Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
  4. Carnahan v. Police Jury of Calcasieu ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  5. Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 2 v. Caldwell & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1930

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