State v. Orfila
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Parish of Orleans. Action by the state against F. J. Orfila. Judgment for the state for a less amount than sought, and the state appealed to the-Court of Appeal. John Fitzpatrick, tax collector, applied for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The state sued defendant in the-First city court of the city of New Orleans for $50 alleged to be due for license tax as steamship agent representing three or more companies.
There was judgment in favor of the state-for $25, and thereupon the state appealed to the Court of Appeal for the parish of Orleans.
The case was heard in that court, which, finding that there was no dispute about the facts and that the only question involved was the legality of the tax demanded, of which it had no jurisdiction, ordered the appeal to be transferred to the Supreme Court *974as provided by Act No. 56, p. 135, of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. Rosenstream, Weiss & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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