Compagnie Francaise De Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana State Board of Health
Supreme Court of the United States
EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET OE THE STATE OE LOUISIANA. This action was commenced in the state court against the Board of Health of the State of Louisiana and three persons who were members of said board, and whom it was sought to hold individually responsible for damages alleged to have been suffered from the enforcement of a resolution adopted by the board upon the theory that the resolution referred to was ultra vires and hence the members of the board who voted for it were…
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EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET OE THE STATE OE LOUISIANA. This action was commenced in the state court against the Board of Health of the State of Louisiana and three persons who were members of said board, and whom it was sought to hold individually responsible for damages alleged to have been suffered from the enforcement of a resolution adopted by the board upon the theory that the resolution referred to was ultra vires and hence the members of the board who voted for it were personally liable for any damages occasioned by the -enforcement of the resolution. The board was thus described in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The law of Louisiana, under which the Board of Health exerted the authority which is complained of, is found in section 8 of Act Ho. 192, enacted in 1898. The portion of the section which is essential is as. follows, the provision which is more directly pertinent to the case in hand being italicized:
“ In case that any parish, town or city, or any portion thereof, shall become infected with any contagious or infectious disease, to such an extent as to threaten the spread of such disease to the other portions of the State, the state Board of Health shall issue its proclamation declaring the…
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