CITY OF LAKE CHARLES v. WALLACE

No. 47131.

170 So.2d 654 (1964)

247 La. 285

CITY OF LAKE CHARLES v. Allen K. WALLACE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing January 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred R. Godwin, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Warren E. Hood, Charles S. Ware, Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Justice.

The question presented in this proceeding is the validity of Ordinance No. 1381 of the City of Lake Charles, adopted by the City Council on January 24, 1963, imposing a service charge on proprietors of residences and apartment houses to defray the cost of garbage disposal and sanitation.

The City of Lake Charles brought this action in the City Court of Lake Charles against the defendant, Allen K. Wallace, seeking to recover the sum of $10...

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