Chatard v. City of New Orleans

The plaintiff in this case has succeeded in accomplishing the object for which the injunction was obtained. As lessee of the St. Mary’s market, he has been permitted, under the cover of the writ issued herein, to enjoy without interruption, the revenues arising from the rent of the fruit stalls situated on the side walks at each end of the market, in violation of a city ordinance ordering their removal, which was passed several months before his rights as lessee were acquired. In the meantime, the public have been subjected, for nearly a year, to the inconvenience which it was the object of…