City of New Orleans v. Shuler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Recorder’s Court of New Orleans; John J. Fogarty, Recorder. William Shuler was convicted of a violation of a city ordinance, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Those engaged in selling gasoline to passing automobiles in the city of New Orleans put their gasoline pump on the outer edge of the sidewalk in front of their premises and bury the supply tank under the sidewalk. The defendant had one of these gasoline stations when the city adopted an ordinance forbidding under penalty of a fine this use of the sidewalks unless by permission of the council; this permission to be obtained upon the condition, among others, of the payment of a fee to the city yearly.
Defendant refused to pay this fee, was prosecuted and fined, and has appealed.
His contention is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of New Orleans v. Le BlancSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
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