Mayor of Homer v. Brown
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Mayor’s Court of Town of Homer; Hugh Taylor, Judge. Suit by the mayor and board of selectmen of the town of Homer against Thomas H. Brown. From a judgment against the defendant, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
Defendant, charged with “violating an ordinance No. 63 of the town, was tried and convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs, and in default of payment to be confined in the lock-up for 30 days.”
He pleaded that the town had no authority, either under the Constitution or by act of the Legislature, to pass said ordinance; that the ordinance was illegal, ultra vires, and unconstitutional. The pleas were overruled.
After sentence, defendant appealed.
In the Supreme Court the appellee has moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that it was without appellate jurisdiction in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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