State ex rel. Sewerage & Water Board v. Commission Council
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Mandamus by the State, on the relation of the Sewerage and Water Board, against the Commission Council of the City of New Orleans. From a judgment for the relator, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The question in this case is whether the amount of the annual appropriation which the commission council of the city of New Orleans is required to make to the sewerage and water board, to maintain and operate the drainage system, is to be determined by the commission council itself, or by the sewerage and water board.
The board proceeded by mandamus to compel the commission council to include in its budget of expenses for the year 1922, and to appropriate from the city’s alimony, for the maintenance and operation of the drainage system, under the supervision and administration of the board,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State ex rel. Saunders v. KohnkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- State ex rel. Nicholls v. ShakespeareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State ex rel. Ames v. City Council of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- People ex rel. Kelly v. DooleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Ex parte Common CouncilNew York Supreme Court · 1824
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. WalmsleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Penny v. BowdenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Ernest M. Loeb Co. v. Avoyelles Drainage Dist. No. 8District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1945