Legal Opinion

Lestage v. Harris

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 8, 2018No. 18-842PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAVOIE, Judge.

*15The defendant, Michael Dwayne Harris, appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of the plaintiff, James R. LeStage in His Official Capacity as District Attorney (DA) of the Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, Beauregard Parish, regarding Mr. Harris's failure to meet the domicile and residency requirements of his office of councilman at large for the city of DeRidder, Louisiana. Finding no error or manifest error in the trial court's judgment, we affirm the judgment to vacate Mr. Harris's seat on the DeRidder City Council.

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1) whether the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Day v. AllenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  2. Land v. VidrineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  3. Messer v. LondonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. Russell v. GoldsbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. Slocum v. DeWittLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Billy Joe Harrington, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney for the 10th Judicial Court, Natchitoches, Louisiana v. Mozella Jeanetter BellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  2. Harrington v. BellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  3. Harrington v. BellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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