Legal Opinion
Brown v. Democratic Parish Committee
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 3, 1935No. Nos. 33724-33727PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
This is a mandamus proceeding by candidates for public offices to compel the Democratic Parish Executive Committee of St. Bernard Parish to certify their names for the respective offices for which they filed their notices of intention to run. They were duly protested before the committee which sustained the protests and the present proceeding resulted.
The district judge overruled an exception of ratione materise to the jurisdiction of his court but maintained a plea of prescription. The relators have appealed.
The exception to the jurisdiction of the court is predicated upon…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Melerine v. Democratic Parish Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Porter v. ConwaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Dunshie v. FieldsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Vial v. ElferSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
3Cited by26 opinions
- Grace v. BoggsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- State Ex Rel. Graham v. Republican State Central CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE ARTHUR v. T. Miller & SonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- State ex rel. Thompson v. Third Circuit Court of Appeal at Large District Democratic Executive CommitteeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Bergeron v. RappeletSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.