Maggiore v. Lochbaum

His Honor, CHARLES F. CLAIBORNE,

rendered the opinion and decree of the Court, as follows:

At a democratic'primary election held on March 14th, 1916, plaintiff was one of two candidates for nomination of Marshal of the Town of Kenner. His opponent was the defendant. The Commissioners of election returned that the plaintiff had received 57 votes and the defendant 59 votes, and declared the latter the nominee. Plaintiff brought this suit attacking the return and praying to be recognized as the duly elected nominee. His grounds of contestation are that two persons who had offered to vote for him…