Abascal v. City of New Orleans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Watkins, J.

Plaintiff seeks to obtain against the city a money judgment upon certain certificates which represent the floating indebtedness of the city. The city answered, first, pleading a general and special denial, and then tendered a plea of no cause of action. This plea having been sustained and the suit dismissed, the plaintiff prosecuted this appeal.

In Johnson vs. City, 46 An. 714, it was decided that the holders of demands against the city of New Orleans — whatever the character of the evidences of indebtedness might be, whether certificates or…