Brown v. Police Jury

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Rost, J.

The plaintiff has instituted this action to recover from the defendants the amount of an adjudication made to him, under the act of 1829, for the construction of a levée in front of a tract of land belonging to non-residents. The adjudication, the construction of the levée, and its acceptance by the inspector, are admitted, as alleged; but the defendants contend that the action is premature. There was judgment against them, and they appealed.

The only question of law which the case presents is, whether the plaintiff was bound to discuss the…