Legal Opinion

Henning v. Town of Sulphur

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 17, 1939No. 35237PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a contest over the validity of two proposed bond issues by the Town of Sulphur, Louisiana. The plaintiff, a duly qualified elector and resident taxpayer of the Town of Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, instituted this action in his individual capacity and as the representative of the duly qualified resident taxpayers, alleging that the Town of Sulphur, Louisiana, is a municipal corporation, organized under the provisions of Act No. 136 of 1898; that on July 1, 1937, the mayor and board of aldermen of the Town adopted a special resolution, No. 89, calling a special election for the…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miller v. Town of BerniceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  2. Roy v. City of LafayetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Carnahan v. Police Jury of Calcasieu ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  2. Gough v. Lasalle Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
  3. Harrel v. Winn Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  4. Nanney v. Town of LeesvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  5. Pugh v. Police Jury of Livingston ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941

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