Coreil v. Town of Welsh
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Edmund Dennis Miller, Judge. Action by L. M. Coreil against the town of Welsh and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This was an action to recover possession of a steer valued at $15, impounded under an ordinance adopted to get rid of cattle in the town.
Motion to Dismiss the Appeal.
The defendant and appellee moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds: First, that the appeal bond is illegal, being for an amount (defendant alleges) less than the law requires; second, that no ordinance of a municipal corporation has been declared unconstitutional.
In reference to the first ground, to wit, the alleged illegality of the appeal bond, it is easily disposed of; for it is settled that a motion to dismiss for…
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