Smith v. Parish Democratic Executive Committee

In the within styled and numbered cause, Mr. Justice THOMPSON being absent, due to illness, Hon. M. M. BOATNER, Judge of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, who was previously called in to take part in the hearing and disposition of the case, pronounced the judgment of the court in the case:

On October 12, 1927, the plaintiff filed with the defendant committee notice of his intention to become a candidate for a parish office at the coming primary election. On October 19 the time for filing notice of candidacies expired. On October 24 another candidate for the same office made…