Legal Opinion

Delahoussaye v. Board of Trustees

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 5, 1925No. 26875PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.

Plaintiffs are residents and taxpayers of the city of New Iberia, and own property therein, abutting on Main street, between Weeks street and Lewis avenue. The city of New Iberia has taken steps to pave the section of Main street on which plaintiffs own property; that is to say, the section between Weeks street and the avenue mentioned. Plaintiffs oppose the paving by the city of that part of Main street, and, moreover, contend that the manner in which the city is proceeding is contrary to law, and will, if carried out, work great injury to them. ’ They have therefore brought suit against the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kelly v. ChadwickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  2. S. D. Moody & Co. v. SpotornoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  3. Schmitt v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bell v. South Carolina State Highway Dept.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1944
  2. Ex Parte McMahanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
  3. Glover v. Town of PonchatoulaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1944
  4. In Re BlackUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1998
  5. Smith v. City of AlgonaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942

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