Legal Opinion
Ezell v. City-Parish Plumbing Board of Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 10, 1958No. 43656PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOISE, Justice.
The suspension of the certificate of a master plumber, by the exercise of implied or general authority, presupposes that such is reasonable, impartial, fair, general and not in contravention of common right.
The District Judge in this case properly pronounced the rule of construction that an ordinance is unconstitutional when it vests arbitrary discretion in a public officer and board without prescribing a definite rule for their guidance.
Plaintiff-appellee is a master plumber, duly licensed to carry on the plumbing business in the City of Baton Rouge. His cause of action is…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- City of New Orleans v. SanfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- City of Shreveport v. HerndonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State v. MahnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- State v. MaitrejeanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Pearce ex rel. Livestock Sanitary Board v. PitreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973