Comment by Michael B. North
In the spring of 1997, the Louisiana Legislature, on the recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute, passed a comprehensive revision of the law of mandate. The revision comprises the most extensive and significant legislative changes to the Louisiana law of “agency” in the state's history. This Comment begins its detailed examination of those changes by discussing the history and evolution of agency doctrine from Roman law to present-day Louisiana. The somewhat tortured evolution of the doctrine in Louisiana is discussed at length, setting the stage for the 1997 revision. Finally, the Comment discusses what probable substantive changes in the law, if any, can be expected as a result of the revision.
About the Author
Michael B. North. Associate, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke, and Clements, New Orleans, Louisiana; B.S. 1987, Louisiana State University; J.D. 1997, Tulane University.
Citation
72 Tul. L. Rev. 279 (1997)