Legal Opinion
Pillow v. Board of Commissioners for Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 26, 1979No. Nos. 13799, 13800PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Judge.
Writs were granted on the applications of the defendant Levee Board, primarily to *1174review the correctness of an order of the district court certifying this action as a class action. After review, we conclude this is not an appropriate case for a class action and we reverse and set aside the order of the district court.
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Thirty-five plaintiffs, owners of land and other real rights in the Fifth Louisiana Levee District which embraces the parishes of East Carroll, Madison, Tensas and Con-cordia, filed .this suit against the Board of Commissioners of the levee district in the district…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stevens v. Bd. of Trustees of Police Pension Fund of City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Eldridge v. TrezevantSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Dickson v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Delaune v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Pillow v. Board of Com'rsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Vela v. Plaquemines Parish GovernmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Long v. Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Eubanks v. Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports1995
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