Legal Opinion
Benedict v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 5, 1905No. 15,651PublishedCited by 24 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Suit for injunction by William S. Benedict and others against the city of New Orleans and others to restrain defendants from proceeding with the construction of a courthouse in the parish of Orleans. Prom a de cree for complainants, defendants appeal
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The Constitution (article 88) provides that:
“The General Assembly shall make the necessary appropriation to provide suitable and commodious buildings for said court [the Supreme Court] and the records thereof, and for the care and maintenance of the State Library therein; and shall provide for the repair and alteration of the building now occupied by the court.”
A statute as old as the state itself makes it the duty of each and every parish of the state to provide “a good and sufficient courthouse.” Nearly every parish of the state, heeding this injunction, is. to-day adorned by a building to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Saunders v. KohnkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Fisher v. SteeleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Board of Com'rs v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Southworth v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1872
3Cited by24 opinions
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. DonaldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. Housing Authority of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Knapp v. Jefferson-Plaquemines Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Parish of Jefferson v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Buras v. Orleans Parish Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
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