Legal Opinion
State v. Read
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 11, 1927No. 28525PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, O. J.
On the 26th of March, 1925, H. P. Nichols appeared before a justice of the peace, and, under oath, charged that, on or about the 26th of January, 1925, H. B. Bead threatened to kill him or do him great bodily harm and displayed a knife and showed an intention to carry out his threat. Nichols, averring that he was not influenced by motives of malice or ill will, but acting only because he had reason to fear and did fear that Bead would commit the offense which he had threatened, “prayed surety of the peace against the said H. B. Bead,” and prayed that a warrant should issue for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. GillilandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- State ex rel. Mahler v. Judge of the Twenty-first Judicial District Court of the Parish of JeffersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Ball v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- State ex rel. Babin v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- State ex rel. Gestner v. MurphySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ashley v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Salmen Brick & Lumber Co. v. OwenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Daigle v. Oakwood Homes, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- In Re BordelonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Alexander Thomson, Inc. v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc.Connecticut Superior Court · 1941
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