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announced principle in Louisiana

19 Louisiana opinions name it 2 courts 1908–2017 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Louisiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Colonial Pipeline Company v. Babineauxgreen
lactapp · 1963 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1968–1968
1 sentence

1968See Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Babineaux, La.App. 3 Cir., 1963, 154 So.2d 594 ; Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Broussard, La.App. 3 Cir., 1967, 196 So.2d 620 .

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CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Louisiana. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (42)

CaseCitedYears
Bernadas v. Miller green
lactapp · 1930
2 sentences

1935In Meyer v. Bichow, supra, decided in 1913, the rule which in the other cases was applied to delays allowed in the course of judicial proceedings was declared applicable also to a case involving the question of peremption, thus: “Where one has IS days in which to file a lien and serve an attested account, and the last day on which he can do it falls on a Sunday, he may file it on the first succeeding day which is not a dies non.” In Bernadas v. Miller, 13 La.

1935In Meyer v. Bichow, supra, decided in 1913, the rule which in the other cases was applied to delays allowed in the course of judicial proceedings was declared applicable also to a case involving the question of peremption, thus: “Where one has 15 days in which to file a lien and serve an attested account, and *423 the last day on which he can do it falls on a Sunday, he may file it on the first succeeding day which is not a dies non.” In Bernadas v. Miller, 13 La.

21935–1935
State Ex Rel. Melinie v. State green
la · 1996
1 sentence

2017Melinie v. State, 93-1380 (La. 1/12/96), 665 So.2d 1172 and La.Code Crim.P. art. 930.3.

12017–2017
State v. Hebreard green
lactapp · 1998
1 sentence

2017However, in State v. Hebreard , 98-385, p. 2 (La.App. 4 Cir. 3/25/98), 708 So.2d 1291 , 1292, the court announced that a challenge to a habitual offender proceeding is not a proper ground for post-conviction relief, citing State ex rel.

12017–2017
New York v. Ferber green
scotus · 1982
2 sentences

1994Specifically, the court announced the test for statutes that restrict visual depictions of sexual conduct by children below a certain age: A trier of fact need not find that the material appeals to the prurient interest of the average person; it is not required that sexual conduct portrayed be done so in a patently offensive manner; and the material at issue need not be considered as a whole. 458 U.S. at 764 , 102 S.Ct. at 3358 .

1994Specifically, the court announced the test for statutes that restrict visual depictions of sexual conduct by children below a certain age: A trier of fact need not find that the material appeals to the prurient interest of the average person; it is not required that sexual conduct portrayed be done so in a patently offensive manner; and the material at issue need not be considered as a whole. 458 U.S. at 764 , 102 S.Ct. at 3358 .

11994–1994
Fridge v. Talbert green
la · 1934
2 sentences

1991More than five decades ago in Fridge v. Talbert, 180 La. 937 , 158 So. 209 (1934), this Court announced the principle: Where witnesses differ, the courts should reconcile, if possible, the apparent contradictions their testimony presents.

1991More than five decades ago in Fridge v. Talbert, 180 La. 937 , 158 So. 209 (1934), this Court announced the principle: Where witnesses differ, the courts should reconcile, if possible, the apparent contradictions their testimony presents.

11991–1991
Martinez v. Bernhard neutral
la · 1901
1 sentence

1974Unless there be some fault, light as it may be, liability does not arise. * * *" 106 La. 368 , 30 So. 901 .

11974–1974
Texas Pipe Line Co. v. National Gasoline Co. of Louisiana, Inc. green
la · 1943
2 sentences

1968Finding .9 of an acre encompassed within the boundaries of the permanent servitude, the trial court awarded defendant the sum of $900.00, saying: "The Court concludes that there is little difference between the value of a right-of-way in a case of this kind and the land acquired in it, and consequently the Court will place full value on the said right-of-way." Though the author of this generality can find comfort in the pronouncement of Chief Justice O'Neill to the effect that there is not much difference between the value of the right-of-way or servitude and the land embraced in it (Texas Pip

1968Finding .9 of an acre encompassed within the boundaries of the permanent servitude, the trial court awarded defendant the sum of $900.00, saying: "The Court concludes that there is little difference between the value of a right-of-way in a case of this kind and the land acquired in it, and consequently the Court will place full value on the said right-of-way." Though the author of this generality can find comfort in the pronouncement of Chief Justice O'Neill to the effect that there is not much difference between the value of the right-of-way or servitude and the land embraced in it (Texas Pip

11968–1968
Texas Gas Transmission Corporation v. Broussard green
lactapp · 1967
1 sentence

1968See Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Babineaux, La.App. 3 Cir., 1963, 154 So.2d 594 ; Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Broussard, La.App. 3 Cir., 1967, 196 So.2d 620 .

11968–1968
Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc. neutral
lactapp · 1937
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Franz v. Sun Indemnity Co. of New York green
lactapp · 1942
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation green
lactapp · 1949
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Holland v. Continental Casualty Co. green
lactapp · 1934
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Fields v. General Casualty Co. of America green
lactapp · 1948
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Co. green
la · 1920
2 sentences

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
State v. Lanasa neutral
la · 1922
2 sentences

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transp. Co. neutral
lactapp · 1931
2 sentences

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Edwards v. Louisiana Forestry Commission green
la · 1952
2 sentences

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Troquille v. Lacaze's Estate green
la · 1953
2 sentences

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Troquille v. Lacaze's Estate green
lactapp · 1952
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Livingston v. Henry & Hall green
lactapp · 1952
1 sentence

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Fields v. General Casualty Co. of America green
la · 1950
2 sentences

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

1956The following decisions are authoritative and informative upon the announced principle: Franz v. Sun Indemnity Company of New York, La.App.1942, 7 So.2d 636 and Richardson v. Crescent Forwarding & Transportation Company, Ltd., 1931, 17 La.App. 428 , 135 So. 688 ; Haddad v. Commercial Motor Truck Company, 1920, 146 La. 897 , 84 So. 197 , 9 A.L.R. 1380 ; State v. Lanasa, 1922, 151 La. 706 , 92 So. 306 ; Holland v. Continental Casualty Company, La.App. 1934, 155 So. 63 ; Crews v. Levitan Smart Shops, Inc., La.App.1937, 171 So. 608 ; Pierre v. Farm Development Corporation, La.App. 1949, 39 So.2d 1

11956–1956
Webb v. Dunn neutral
lactapp · 1943
1 sentence

1945We said however, in course of the opinion, to-wit: "In all of these cases the court emphasized the oft made statement that no hard and fast rule could be laid down to govern cases of the kind; that each case must be determined solely from its own peculiar facts." The facts of the case of Webb v. Dunn et al., 15 So.2d 129 , decided by this court, are to a substantial extent similar to those of the present case.

11945–1945
Lambert v. Murray neutral
colo · 1911
1 sentence

1944"The case of Lambert v. Murray, 52 Colo. 156 , 120 P. 415 , [419] is directly in point.

11944–1944
Cado v. Many green
lactapp · 1938
1 sentence

1942Krousel v. Thieme, 13 La.App. 680 , 128 So. 670 ; Cado v. Many, La.App., 180 So. 185 ; Duffy v. Hickey, 151 La. 274 , 91 So. 733 .

11942–1942
Duffy v. Hickey green
la · 1922
2 sentences

1942Krousel v. Thieme, 13 La.App. 680 , 128 So. 670 ; Cado v. Many, La.App., 180 So. 185 ; Duffy v. Hickey, 151 La. 274 , 91 So. 733 .

1942Krousel v. Thieme, 13 La.App. 680 , 128 So. 670 ; Cado v. Many, La.App., 180 So. 185 ; Duffy v. Hickey, 151 La. 274 , 91 So. 733 .

11942–1942
Krousel v. Thieme neutral
lactapp · 1930
2 sentences

1942Krousel v. Thieme, 13 La.App. 680 , 128 So. 670 ; Cado v. Many, La.App., 180 So. 185 ; Duffy v. Hickey, 151 La. 274 , 91 So. 733 .

1942Krousel v. Thieme, 13 La.App. 680 , 128 So. 670 ; Cado v. Many, La.App., 180 So. 185 ; Duffy v. Hickey, 151 La. 274 , 91 So. 733 .

11942–1942
Tillery v. Fuller green
la · 1938
2 sentences

1941In Harrell v. Harrell, 174 La. 957 , 142 So. 138, 140 , this Court, citing a number of authorities, said: “It is well settled that: ‘The presumption “omnia rite” applies to tax sales after parties have slept on their rights for many years.’ ” In that case this Court also quoted approvingly from Griffing v. Taft, 151 La. 442 , 91 So. 832 , as follows: “Moreover, it is immaterial (for the purposes of prescription under article 233 of the Constitution of 1898) whether the assessment has been made in the name of one person, or another, or in no name, or whether the owner, not in possession, has be

1941In Harrell v. Harrell, 174 La. 957 , 142 So. 138, 140 , this Court, citing a number of authorities, said: “It is well settled that: ‘The presumption “omnia rite” applies to tax sales after parties have slept on their rights for many years.’ ” In that case this Court also quoted approvingly from Griffing v. Taft, 151 La. 442 , 91 So. 832 , as follows: “Moreover, it is immaterial (for the purposes of prescription under article 233 of the Constitution of 1898) whether the assessment has been made in the name of one person, or another, or in no name, or whether the owner, not in possession, has be

11941–1941
Harrell v. Harrell neutral
la · 1932
11941–1941
State v. Woolfarth green
la · 1930
11941–1941
Wallace v. Shreveport Rys. Co. green
lactapp · 1937
1 sentence

1941In the discharge of that duty, however, it is not encumbent on said carrier to show how and why the passenger was injured." The announced doctrine is similarly stated in previous jurisprudence of this state, including the cases of Cusimano v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc., 170 La. 95 , 127 So. 376 , and Wallace v. Shreveport Railways Company, La.App., 175 So. 86 .

11941–1941
Cusimano v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc. green
la · 1930
11941–1941
State v. Joiner neutral
la · 1927
11941–1941
Ashley Co. v. Bradford green
la · 1902
11941–1941
Griffing v. Taft green
la · 1922
11941–1941
Hall v. Blan green
ala · 1933
2 sentences

1941Thus he may attack a statute which authorizes the expenditure of public funds, or prescribes the legislative procedure for the enactment of appropriations, or exempts persons or property from taxation, or imposes on him in its enforcement an additional financial burden, however slight.” [8] In Hall v. Blan, State Treasurer, 227 Ala. 64 , 148 So. 601, 607 , the Court announced the rule in the following words: “A taxpayer may maintain a suit to enjoin the state treasurer from diverting public funds, or disbursing same for unlawful purposes.

1941Thus he may attack a statute which authorizes the expenditure of public funds, or prescribes the legislative procedure for the enactment of appropriations, or exempts persons or property from taxation, or imposes on him in its enforcement an additional financial burden, however slight.” [8] In Hall v. Blan, State Treasurer, 227 Ala. 64 , 148 So. 601, 607 , the Court announced the rule in the following words: “A taxpayer may maintain a suit to enjoin the state treasurer from diverting public funds, or disbursing same for unlawful purposes.

11941–1941
Weaver Bros. Realty Corporation v. Voight neutral
lactapp · 1939
11940–1940
Moore v. Blount neutral
lactapp · 1935
11940–1940
Supervisor of Public Accounts, La. v. Bernard neutral
lactapp · 1933
11940–1940
Toca v. Rojas green
la · 1921
11934–1934
Freeman v. Savage neutral
la · 1847
11913–1913

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