Lambeth v. Mayor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The plaintiff alleges that on the 16th of March 1829, he became the purchaser of two lots in the city of New-Orleans at a public sale by the city marshal, under an execution issued from one of the city courts against said lots by the corporation for taxes; and that by the tortious and illegal seizure and sale of said lots when no taxes were due; and by the neglect of the marshal to observe the formalities of the law in…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The plaintiff alleges that on the 16th of March 1829, he became the purchaser of two lots in the city of New-Orleans at a public sale by the city marshal, under an execution issued from one of the city courts against said lots by the corporation for taxes; and that by the tortious and illegal seizure and sale of said lots when no taxes were due; and by the neglect of the marshal to observe the formalities of the law in making the sale, he has been evicted therefrom after making valuable improvements; in consequence of which he alleges the…
1Opinion of the CourtMathews, J.
This suit is brought to recover remuneration for damages which the plaintiff alleges he has suffered by the illegal and tortious conduct and gross negligence of the defendants in relation to the sale of two lots in the faubourg Lacourse, which were seized at the instance of the corporation, and sold by the marshal of the city court to pay taxes and other dues assessed on said lots, &c.
The court below rendered judgment against the mayor, aldermen and inhabitants of the city, for the amount of debts and costs received by them in the city court, and dismissed the suit so far as it relates to the…
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