Legal Opinion
Town of De Ridder v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 9, 1916No. 20441PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard; A. M. Barbe, Judge. Actions by the Town of De Ridder against John H. Lewis, and by the same plaintiff against John A. Wilson, consolidated. From judgments for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Counsel for defendants (appellants) state the ease which is here presented to the court, in part, as follows:
“Under the authority granted to towns of the class of the town of De Bidder, by Act 147 of 1902, the mayor and board of aldermen, on March 22, 1913, adopted Ordinance No. 101, providing for the construction of cement sidewalks on several streets of the town, and among them, the west side of Warren street, from Bilbo street to the north side of lot 8 of the Brice subdivision. The property owners did not petition for this improvement, but the initiative…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kelly v. ChadwickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. WattSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- People ex rel. Raymond v. WhiddenIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Town of Minden v. GlassSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
3Cited by5 opinions
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- City of Natchitoches v. KileLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Town of Ruston v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- Hinkle v. McGuireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Globe Const. Co. v. Town of PlaquemineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932