Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Volume 124F.F. Handell, 1910 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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50 South accused adjudicated affirmed alleged amended amount appellee application appointment Atty bank Baton Rouge bill of exception bond cause of action Cent charge claim contract corporation costs counsel Court of Appeal creditors CRIMINAL LAW damages decreed defendant defendant's denied dismissed district attorney Elizabeth Ryan Ella O'Neill evidence ex rel fact favor fendant filed Frisco Company further garnishee granted ground habeas corpus heirs held injunction issue James Pierce jurisdiction jurors land lease levee Louisiana Lumber mandamus ment mortgage motion Municipal MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS Note Note.-For opinion owner paid pany Parish of Orleans parties petition petitioners pipe plaintiff police jury prayed proceedings prosecution question reason receiver Rehearing relator rendered sewer sheriff Shreveport statute street suit Syllabus Tammany parish testified testimony tiff timber tion track trial judge verdict Walter Guion witness writ
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