Legal Opinion

Fakier v. Picou

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 1, 1964No. 47067PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIAMITER, Justice.

In this mandamus proceeding, instituted against Mayor Conrad Picou and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Houma, William N. Fakier seeks reinstatement as Chief of Police for the named city. From such position the defendants purportedly removed him by a letter of dismissal of date July 17, 1962.

The district court ruled that' the office of plaintiff was within the classified service of Houma’s Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service System and that, therefore, he could not be summarily dismissed. Accordingly, it decreed his reinstatement to such office and that he be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  2. Fakier v. PicouLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  3. State ex rel. Grosch v. EchezabalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Liter v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  2. Clark v. BOARD OF COM'RS, ETC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  3. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., INC. v. HiltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  4. Boland v. RousselLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. Inniswold-Jefferson Terrace Civic Ass'n v. La. Health Services & Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981

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