Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans v. Liberty Shop, Ltd.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 28, 1924No. 26401PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The question in this case is whether a municipality has a remedy by injunction to prevent a violation of a so-called zoning ordinance, forbidding, under penalty, any business establishment in a described residence district.
The penalty imposed by the ordinance is a fine not exceeding $25 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days, or both the fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. That is the maximum penalty that the city of New Orleans can impose for a violation of any ordinance. See Act 143 of 1898, p. 256. Prosecutions for violations of municipal ordinances, in New…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State ex rel. Civello v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Village of St. Johns v. McFarlanMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
- President of Waupun v. MooreWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
- Heber v. Portland Gold Mining Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1918
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3Cited by45 opinions
- State Ex Rel. v. HoughtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Dema Realty Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- State ex rel. Beery v. HoughtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Dema Realty Co. v. JacobySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Connick v. Lucky Pierre'sSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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