Legal Opinion
Police Jury of Parish of West Feliciana v. Stafford
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 26, 1911No. 18,808PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana; George J. Woodside, Judge. Action by the Police Jury of the Parish of West Feliciana against F. M. Stafford. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
This is a suit to compel specific performance of a contract whereby F. M. Stafford agreed to buy certain bonds issued by the parish of West Feliciana, provided they should be found to have been lawfully issued. The defense is that Act 129 of 1910, under the supposed authority of which the bonds were issued, contravenes articles 48 and 281 of the Constitution.
The act referred to is entitled:
“An action to authorize the police jury of the parish of West Feliciana to fund the floating indebtedness of said parish by issuing bonds and levy [ing] taxes to pay the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fairbank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Callaghan v. Town of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
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- McFatter v. Beauregard Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
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- Liter v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971