Legal Opinion
Grumble v. Avoyelles Parish Police Jury
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 18, 1968No. 2374PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRUGÉ, Judge.
Plaintiffs, Foster Grimble and Lurry A. Normand, have acted as Justice of the Peace and Constable respectively for Ward Nine of Avoyelles Parish since 1956.
It appears that Ward Nine of Avoyelles Parish had had two Justices of the Peace and two Constables prior to 1964. An election was held for the 1964-68 term where only one Constable and one Justice of the Peace were elected and these two offices were filled by others.
In 1965 Governor McKeithen commissioned both plaintiffs to their respective *497offices for another four-year term (since no election had been held for their previous…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hamilton v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Terrebonne Parish Sch. Bd. v. St. Mary Parish Sch. Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Meyer v. Parish of PlaqueminesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Police Jury v. Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
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3Cited by3 opinions
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