First Municipality v. Devron

Supreme Court of Louisiana
First Municipality v. Devron, 4 La. Ann. 278 (La. 1849)
Eustis

First Municipality v. Devron

Opinion of the Court

The judgment of the court (King, J. absent,) was pronounced by

Eustis, C. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace, by which the municipality recovered the sum of fifteen dollars from the defendant, being the amount of a fine incurred under an ordinance approved the 16th of February, 1846, which imposed a fine on persons selling groceries in the markets.

We perceive nothing unconstitutional or illegal in this ordinance.

Judgment affirmed. *

A similar judgment was pronounced, at thesame time,in aseeond case between the same parties, for another fine of fifty dollars.

Reference

Full Case Name
The First Municipality v. Devron
Status
Published