Leggett v. Northwestern State College

Decided March 26, 1962. Frank W. HAWTHORNE wrote the opinion for the court.

140 So. 2d 5 · Cited 108 times

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• Brickman v. New Orleans Aviation Board · 107 So. 2d 422
• Broussard v. State Industrial School for Colored Youths · 90 So. 2d 73
• Daniels v. New Orleans Police Department House of Detention · 107 So. 2d 659
• Konen v. New Orleans Police Department · 77 So. 2d 24
• Gervais v. New Orleans Police Department · 77 So. 2d 393
• Jais v. Department of Finance · 82 So. 2d 689
• Marchese v. New Orleans Police Department · 77 So. 2d 742
• Barclay v. Department of Commerce & Industry · 228 La. 779

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