Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1968

Clark v. City of New Orleans

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided December 20, 1968 · Amount, Are, Authority, Baritam, Bond, Can, Courts, Fixed, Fournet, Limits, Municipal, Ordinances, Orleans, Reduced, Should, Summers, There

253 La. 68; 216 So. 2d 309; 1968 La. LEXIS 2553

Opinion of the Court

In re: Laston Clark applying for writs of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition and habeas corpus.

Writ refused. There is no error of law ir the ruling complained of.

FOURNET, C. J., and SUMMERS, J., and BARITAM, J., are of the opinion the bond should be reduced. La.R.S. 15:81 specifically limits the amount of the bond which can be fixed by Municipal Courts with limited jurisdiction over municipal ordinances to $100.00. There is no authority for the Municipal Court of New Orleans to fix a higher bond.

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