State v. Hackley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by the state against Hackley, Hume & Joyce. Application by the District Attorney Robert S. Ellis for writs 'of certiorari and mandamus.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The application for these writs raises a question of authority of the district attorney to continue in the prosecution of a suit brought by him in the name of the state, although the Attorney General filed a motion to stay the proceedings until an opportunity will offer itself for the Legislature to pass upon a compromise.
The suit in which the Attorney General filed a motion for a continuance relates to a large body of land in Tangipahoa parish.
The charge is that this land has been fraudulently entered and patents issued, and that the entrymen entered tracts of land largely in excess of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- McLaughlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Western Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- State ex rel. Strauss v. DubucletSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
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- State v. CrispinoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923