Legal Opinion
Littlefield v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 28, 1921No. 23001PublishedCited by 26 opinions
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Action by Mrs. J. A. Littlefield against the City of Shreveport. From judgment dismissing the suit, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
Plaintiff asks personal judgment against the city of Shreveport upon a bond which, omitting mere formal parts, reads:
“The mayor and trustees of the city of Shreveport, acknowledge to owe to - or bearer one thousand dollars lawful money of the United States which the said mayor and trustees promise to pay at the controller’s office in the city of Shreveport on the 1st day of October, A. D. 1879, with interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, payable semiannually, at the Bank of New York in the city of New York, on the presentation of the coupons hereto attached.
“To the performance of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lincoln County v. LuningSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Hyman v. Hibernia Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Freehill v. ChamberlainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884
- Berkey v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1910
- C. M. Barnes v. Turner and KirkwoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Arkansas Natural Gas Co. v. SartorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Ayres v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Jackson v. ZitoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Majesty v. Comet-Mercury-Ford Co. of Lorain, Mich.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
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