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· 4/23/1906

Marshall v. Town of Marksville

Citations

  • 116 La. 746
  • 41 So. 57
  • 1906 La. LEXIS 567

Syllabus

<p>1. Appeax—On Motion to Dismiss.</p> <p>The grounds of the motion to dismiss are not sustained by the facts alleged and the issues of the case.</p> <p>2. Injunction—Action by Taxpayers—Pei - vate Rights—Irreparable Injury.</p> <p>Persons have not in their private capacity a right to an injunction to enforce moral obligations and the performance of moral duties.</p> <p>Plaintiffs have no personal interest in the suit.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • crediting counsel for plaintiff’s stipulation as to damages in finding that § 1332(a)’s jurisdictional threshold was lacking
  • “When the issue is the applicability of an insurance policy to a particular occurrence, the jurisdictional amount in controversy is measured by the value of the underlying claim—not the face amount of the policy.”
  • “When the issue is the applicability of an insurance policy to a particular occurrence, the jurisdictional amount in controversy is measured by the value of the underlying claim—not the face amount of the policy.”

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Judges: Breaux

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