Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Kennington v. Red River Parish School Board
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1940No. 35942PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
Under our supervisory powers, Art. 7, Par. 2, Const.1921, we granted a rule to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not be issued and directed to the respondent judge who found the relators, the members of the Red River Parish School Board, guilty of contempt of court for allegedly disobeying a judgment of his court when the legal question presented thereby was pending in the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, as a result of a suspensive appeal taken by the school board.
The facts under which the controversy arose are: On September 27, 1938, Mrs. C. L. Kennington…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State ex rel. Parish Board School Directors v. City of MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
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