Legal Opinion

Vial v. Elfer

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 8, 1908No. 16,988PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Charles; Prentice Ellis Edrington, Judge. Action by Leon C. Vial against Charles El-fer and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, J.

It appears from the record in this case that at the primary election held in the parish of St. Charles on Tuesday, January 28th of this year, plaintiff and the defendant, Elfer, were opposing candidates for the nomination to the office of assessor; that on the Friday next following the election, the Democratic parish executive committee ordered that a new election be held with respect to said nomination; that within 24 hours thereafter plaintiff caused to be filed in the district court a petition, alleging that he had received a majority of the votes cast at…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brown v. Democratic Parish CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  2. Triche v. LabicheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  3. Bailey v. JanvierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  4. Triche v. LabicheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  5. Thornhill v. WearSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912

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