Folse v. Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; L. B. Claiborne, Judge. Action by L. N. Folse and others against the Police Jury and Parish School Board of Iberville. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion
*611On the Merits.
The election which the plaintiffs seek to have set aside was held on April 9, 1907. Plaintiffs’ petition, seeking to have the election set aside, was filed on January 2, 1908, more than seven months after the promulgation of the results of the election. Defendants resist plaintiffs’ demand on the ground that assuming that the judiciary was vested with power, authority, and jurisdiction to entertain a contest of election, such as is the one before us, a suit for that purpose should have been filed within three months of the election, and, the present suit not having been…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Woodruff v. DortchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State v. Judge of Second Judicial District CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
- Gray v. BourgeoisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Taxpayers v. O'KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- James v. Arkansas Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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