Mouton v. City of Lafayette
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette; William Campbell, Judge. Action by Ortber C. Mouton against tbe City of Lafayette. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of tbe Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff, a resident and property taxpayer of tbe city of Lafayette, appearing in person, enjoined tbe mayor from entering into a certain contract on the grounds that the ordinance purporting to authorize it is illegal and void; and he has appealed from an adverse judgment. He alleges, in substance, that on December 1, 1911, the city council adopted an ordinance authorizing the mayor, without advertising for bids or letting the contract to the lowest bidder, to enter into a contract with the Busch Sulzer Bros.-Diesel Engine Company, Incorporated, for the…
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