Aubert v. Rhody
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany; PrentissB. Carter, Judge. Rule by Robert L. Aubert and others against Alfred Rhody and others to have name of defendant Rhody erased from registration rolls of parish of St. Tammany as being an alien not entitled to the electoral franchise. Judgment for defendant Rhody, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.
This is a rule by plaintiffs, citizens of the parish of St. Tammany, to have the name of defendant Alfred Rhody, erased from the registration rolls of said parish as being an alien and not entitled to the electoral franchise. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiffs have taken the present appeal.
*901This court may only exercise jurisdiction in a suit involving the right to registration as a voter, by virtue of article 201 of the Constitution, and that jurisdiction is limited to a contest over the qualifications prescribed in sections 3 and 4 of article 197 of the same instrument. As…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Ryanes v. GleasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Aubert v. BurnsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
3Cited by1 opinion
- State ex rel. Kahn v. BellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920