Parish of Concordia v. Bertron
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Eighth District Court, Parish of Concordia. Boatner, J. ad hoe. Police juries are authorized to employ counsel other than the district attorney. 24 An. 145; 28 An. 455. Parishes have power to purchase apd own real estate.
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APPEAL from the Eighth District Court, Parish of Concordia. Boatner, J. ad hoe. Police juries are authorized to employ counsel other than the district attorney. 24 An. 145; 28 An. 455. Parishes have power to purchase apd own real estate. O. C. 433. Parishes have the inherent and incidental powers to carry out the powers expressly granted. 2 Dillon’s Municipal Corporation, Secs. 661 562; Parish vs. Eager, 15 Wis. 590. Defendant is estopped from denying the title of plaintiff, having acquired title through the plaintiff, in tax proceedings against the plaintiff as owner. The tax title of…
1Opinion of the Court
*358The opinion of the court was delivered by
Miller, J.
The plaintiff, the parish of Concordia, instituted the petitory action to recover certain lands. The title of the plaintiff is derived from the sale of the lands under execution of the judgment of the parish against P. W. Chase, at which sale the parish became the adjudieatee. When the sheriff’s sale was made the lands were assessed for taxation for the year 1888 against P. W. Chase, and on the 4th of May, 1889, were adjudicated to the State by the tax collector, the basis of 'the adjudication being the assessment for the year 1888.…
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