Legal Opinion

Smith v. Parish Board of School Directors

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 28, 1910No. 17,870PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; W. F. Blackman, Judge. Action by Branch E. Smith against the Parish Board of School Directors. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

NIOHOLLS, J.

Plaintiff in his petition alleges that the police jury of the parish of Rapides, on what purported to be a petition of certain taxpayers of said Forrest Hill school district of Rapides parish, did by its ordinance (a duly certified copy of which would be produced on the trial) order an election to take the vote of the property tax' payers, entitled to vote in such election, as to the levying of a special tax of five mills on the property subject to taxation in said Forrest Hill school district for ten years, the proceeds of said special tax to be ' used to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Endom v. City of MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  2. McKnight v. RaganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
  3. Flores v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  4. Lucky v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Sewerage District No. 2 of Parish of CaddoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  2. McWilliams v. Board of DirectorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
  3. Elkins v. Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915

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