Louisiana Ex Rel. Nelson v. Police Jury of St. Martin's Parish
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. On the 29th of November, 1S73, the relator, Nelson, recovered in the Third Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Martin, in Louisiana, a judgment against the Parish for $i,500, with interest at eight per cent, per annum from October 5th, 1S68. At that time the law of Louisiana provided that whenever a judgment for money was rendered by any court of competent jurisdiction against a parish of the State, the judge…
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IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. On the 29th of November, 1S73, the relator, Nelson, recovered in the Third Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Martin, in Louisiana, a judgment against the Parish for $i,500, with interest at eight per cent, per annum from October 5th, 1S68. At that time the law of Louisiana provided that whenever a judgment for money was rendered by any court of competent jurisdiction against a parish of the State, the judge rendering it should, “ in the same decree, order the board of assessors or parish officers, whose duty it is to assess…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:
In the case of Louisiana v. Mayor of New Orleans, 109 U. S. 285, we held that the right to reimbursement for damages caused by a mob or riotous assemblage of people in that city, was not founded upon any contract between the corporation and the parties injured; that its liability for the damages was created by law, and could be withdrawn or limited at the pleasure of the legislature.; that its creation was merely a measure of policy, and its character was not changed by the fact that the amount of damage sustained in. any particular…
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