Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Rills v. Lynch

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 15, 1871No. 3511PublishedCited by 2 opinions

APPEAL from the Fifth Judicial District Court-, parish of Iberville.

1Opinion of the CourtLudeling, C. J.

This is a suit under the intrusion act to oust the defendant, B. L. Lynch, from the office of district attorney pro temporefor the parish of Iberville.

A great many legal questions have been discussed by counsel which we do not feel called upon to decide in this cause. The evidence shows that the relator, J. H. Kills, was appointed district attorney protempore for the parish of Iberville by the police jury of said parish on the first Monday of January, 1869; that said Rills qualified and entered upon the discharge of the duties of tho office, and he continued to exercise the functions of said…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thomas v. FullerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  2. State ex rel. Heitkamp v. LancasterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906

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