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NELSON v. ST. MARTIN'S PARISH

111 U.S. 716 (1884)

LOUISIANA Ex rel. NELSON v. POLICE JURY OF ST. MARTIN'S PARISH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 5th, 1884.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Gus. A. Breaux for defendant in error.

No appearance for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:

In the case of Louisiana v. Mayor of New Orleans, 109 U.S. 285, we held that the right to reimbursement for damages caused by a mob or riotous assemblage of people in that city, was not founded upon any contract between the corporation and the parties injured; that its liability for the damages was created...

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