Paul v. Robicheaux

The election for the office of Chief of Police for the Town of Patterson, Louisiana, is contested by the losing candidate on the following grounds. He has alleged that numerous persons casting votes were not qualified to vote because they lived outside the municipal limits of Patterson and that commissioners allowed persons to vote even though their registration cards showed that they did not reside within the corporate limits of Patterson. The case was tried on its merits and the trial judge, in excellent reasons for judgment, dismissed the contestant’s suit. He has taken this appeal.

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