Young v. City of Crowley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia. Action by Frank Fenwick Young against the -City of Crowley. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff brought this suit against the defendant on a claim of $100 for medical services rendered to an inebriate under Act No. 157 of the General Assembly of the year 1894. Upon his petition, judgment was rendered against the city of Crowley, in which the inebriate lived.
The plaintiff and appellee filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that this court is without jurisdiction of the case, the amount being only $100.
The defendant and appellant in its answer attacked the act cited supra as unconstitutional.
*781The lower court did not sustain the plea and gave judgment as before…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. McMain v. Town of PollockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Paul v. TabonySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Grosjean v. American Paint WorksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- In re BryantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947