Legal Opinion
O'Keefe v. Burke
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 17, 1955No. 42257PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
This is the second time within two weeks that this case has come before us. It is an election contest arising out of the Democratic primary held on January 18, 1955, on a call issued by the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee for selection of the Democratic nominee in a special election called by the Governor for March 1, 1955, to fill a vacancy in the office of Assessor of the Fourth Municipal District, composed of the Tenth and Eleventh Wards of the City of New Orleans.
Six candidates qualified for this nomination and in the ensuing primary, the contestee, Richard…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hall v. GodchauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- State Ex Rel. Graham v. Republican State Central CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- O'Keefe v. BurkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lewis v. Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Daley v. MorialLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- LaCaze v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Hodge v. Democratic Executive CommitteeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961