State ex rel. Carbajal v. Looney
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; M. M. Boatner, Judge. Mandamus by the State; on the relation of Nicholas G. Carbajal,. against Frank J. Looney, Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. Judgment for' defendant, and relator appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
By the WHOLE COURT.
O’NIELL, C. J.
This is a mandamus proceeding, in which the relator, who is a candidate for the office of state tax collector for the city of New Orleans, is seeking to compel the chairman of the Democratic state central committee to receive relator’s application to have his name printed on the official ballot for the Democratic primary election to be held on the 15th of January, 1924. The purpose of the primary election is to nominate party candidates “for Governor and all other state officials,” according to section 3 of Act 97 of 1922. The ground on which the chairman of…
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