McWilliams v. Board of Directors
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; C. K. Schwing, Judge. Suit by Jacob McWilliams and others against the Parish Board of Directors of. Iberville Parish and others. Judgment for defendants, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit instituted by certain taxpayers in school district No. 1 of the parish of Iberville against the school board, the police jury, and the tax collector of said parish, to have a certain ordinance of the police jury decreed null and void, and to enjoin the tax collector from collecting special taxes thereunder, and to restrain the school board from issuing negotiable bonds.
In December, 1909, one-fifth of the property taxpayers of said school district No. 1 petitioned the police jury of the parish of Iberville to order a special election for the purpose of submitting to property…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Callaghan v. Town of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Flores v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Smith v. Parish Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
3Cited by2 opinions
- Johnson v. Sewerage District No. 2 of Parish of CaddoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Elkins v. Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915