Brady v. Parish of Ascension
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, parish of Ascension. Flagg, J.
1Opinion of the CourtLudeling, C. J.
The plaintiff had a trading boat which was destroyed in 1870 by a mob, while it was within the jurisdiction of the parish of Ascension.
On the third of January, 1871, he instituted a suit against the parish for $12,678, to indemnify his losses.
In March, 1871, resolutions of the police jury, it is alleged, were adopted, authorizing the settlement of said claim of Thomas Brady by *321giving him bonds of the parish for $7585, payable in one and two years. Subsequently the police jury passed an ordinance repealing said resolutions. In May, 1872, Brady instituted suit to compel the president of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Plicque & Lebeau v. PerretSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
3Cited by8 opinions
- State Hospital for Criminal Insane v. Consolidated Water Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Scurlock Oil Company v. Getty Oil CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Slattery v. Arkansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- State Ex Rel. Connellsville By-Product Coal Co. v. Continental Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
- Edenborn v. BlacksherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.