Johness v. Stoulig
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Suit by Allen H. Johness against Ed. Stoulig, Registrar of Voters. Plaintiff and his attorney were adjudged in contempt of court, and they apply for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, C. J.
The plaintiff in the above-entitled cause applied to this court fori review of the refusal to the two judges of the lower court to recuse themselves in said cause. In his petition to this court he made allegations which our brethren below took to be in contempt of their court; and thereupon, on motion of the district attorney, they ruled him and his attorney, L. H. Gosserand, Esq., into court to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt. Among other defenses the latter showed that the said allegations do not constitute a contempt of said judges.
The said allegations were as…
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