Wellborn v. Jones

JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

The plaintiff, James Q. Wellborn, appeals a judgment rejecting his demand that Donald E. Jones, defendant, who had qualified for mayor of Bossier City on February 3, 1984, be disqualified as a candidate for the mayor of Bossier City. The plaintiff contended Jones was not qualified because Jones allegedly had not “actually resided [in Bossier City] two consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the general election” as required by Chapter 4, Section 4.03 of the Bossier City Home Rule Charter.

The trial court held that Jones met the residence requirement of the…