Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Torrance v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1957No. 42775PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
This is a mandamus proceeding in which plaintiffs seek to compel the City Council of the City of Shreveport to repeal, revoke and rescind Ordinance No. 108 of 1954 revoking the dedication of a portion of Thomas Street, which street is situated one-half in the City of Shreveport and one-half in Caddo Parish, outside the corporate limits of Shreveport. Similar action was taken by the Police Jury of Caddo Parish by resolution passed on September 9, 1954 and plaintiffs filed a companion suit against Caddo Parish Police Jury' seeking the same relief as prayed for herein. That suit…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Galle v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- State Ex Rel. Murtagh v. Department of City Civil ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Caz-Perk Realty, Inc. v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Houeye v. St. Helena Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Durrett Hardware & Furniture Co. v. City of MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Wells v. PurcellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Torrance v. Caddo Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Eugster v. City of SpokaneCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
- Eugster v. City of SpokaneCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
- Landry v. City of ErathLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
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