Louisiana Ex Rel. Folsom v. Mayor and Administrators of New Orleans

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1883-11-26

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*291 Me.. Justice Bradley. I concur-in the judgment in this case, on the special ground that remedies against municipal bodies for damages caused by mobs, or other violators of law unconnected with the municipal government, are purely'matters of legislative policy, depending on-positive law, which may at any time be repealed or modified, either before or after the damag…

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