Town of Mansfield v. Herndon
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; Don E. So Relie, Judge. Action by the Town of Mansfield against Theron B. Herndon. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
At about 1 o’clock on a Sunday morning, a fire occurred in the town of Mansfield which destroyed all the buildings upon a certain block of which the defendant is part owner, all of which were wooden. The fire might have spread much more than it did if the direction of the wind had been different. This gave the townspeople a scare, and set them to talking ab:out establishing fire limits. The defendant, no doubt from having heard this talk, and with a view to cut ahead of the town authorities, set about at once, in the forenoon of that same Sunday, to purchasing lumber and making arrangements…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Locke v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Callaghan v. Town of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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- State ex rel. Employers' Liability Corp. v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916