Town of Minden v. Crichton
Citations
- 118 La. 747
- 43 So. 395
- 1907 La. LEXIS 802
Syllabus
<p>.1. Municipal Corporations — Ordinance Legal. '</p> <p>The legality and constitutionality of the municipal ordinance of the town of Minden is not questioned.</p> <p>2. Courts — Supreme Court — Jurisdiction.</p> <p>. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction where the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance is at issue under which a fine has be'en imposed, but not of a question exclusively of fact.</p> <p>3. Same — Trend op Decisions.</p> <p>As regards the particular clause in question — that is, the fine or penalty imposed — there is a construction of a contemporaneous character. It limits jurisdiction to the legality and constitutionality of the ordinance. New Orleans v. Blanc, 1 La. Ann. 385. “The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction as to the mode of the procedure.” Id.; Albert v. Brewer, 9 La. Ann. 65; Goale v. Recorder, 30 La. Ann. 451; Gibbs v. Atkins, 34 South. 411, 110 La. 197; Town of Ruston v. Monroe Fountain (recently decided) 42 South. 644, ante, p. 53.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
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- explaining that challenging the “accuracy” of jurisdictional allegations is a factual challenge
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Judges: Breaux, Decree, Monroe, Nicholls
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