Louisiana Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Children v. Board of Levee Com'rs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Suit by the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children against the Board of Levee Commissioners, of the Orleans Levee District. Prom the judgment, defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
MONROE, O. J.
Our reconsideration of this case having led to a change of opinion as to the interpretation of the law in which plaintiff’s right to compensation is to be found, the following reasons for that change are assigned, to wit:
It will be conceded that the purpose for which this republican government was established was to secure those by whom it was established and their successors, in their rights of life, liberty, and property, and that, even though the Constitutions, federal and state, contained no special provisions upon tho subject, it would, in a great measure,…
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