Tremont Lumber Co. v. Police Jury of Jackson Parish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District, Court, Parish of Jackson; Cas Moss, Judge. Suit to enjoin a tax by the Tremont Lumber Company against the Police Jury of Jackson Parish and others. From judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyostt, J.
A three-mill tax was voted in Jackson parish for the erection of a courthouse and a jail, and the police jury entered into a contract predicated on this tax for the erection of these buildings. Work had already begun, and $6,655 had been paid, when the tax was annulled by judgment of court. Thereupon the parties entered into another contract by which the jail was to be completed and the courthouse brought to a certain agreed upon stage of approximate completion for $53,000, payable, $3,000 cash, when the walls and footings of the jail should have reached a certain stage, and the balance as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Citizens Bank v. Town of JenningsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- State ex rel. Knollman v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Williams v. Police Jury of Morehouse ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Glass v. Parish of ConcordiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- State ex rel. Woulfe v. St. PaulSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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3Cited by3 opinions
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