Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Bass v. Mayor of Oakdale
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 3, 1944No. 37158PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
The relator, Roland Bass, Marshal of Ward Five of- Allen Parish, applied to the Fourteenth Judicial District Court of the Parish for a mandamus to compel the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Oakdale, which is situated within, the ward, to provide for him an annual salary of $1,250, payable monthly, as Marshal of the Fifth Ward Court and to reinstate him as Chief of Police of Oakdale. The case was heard and dismissed in the district court on an exception of no right or cause •of action and a plea of estoppel. This appeal followed.
Relator filed an original and a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Thurmond v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State Ex Rel. Altom v. Mayor of LanesvilleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
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