State ex rel. Stewart v. Reid
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Suit by the state, on the relation of Morris R. Stewart, acting district attorney, against David J. Reid. On application by relator for a writ of mandamus to compel setting of the case for trial with preference over all other cases on a specified date, and that the trial be proceeded with until terminated in a verdict, judgment, mistrial, or a judgment by the court, if the jury is waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Relator alleges that he instituted the above-entitled suit in the district court for the parish of Calcasieu to have defendant declared ineligible to - hold the office of sheriff; that the presiding judge was recused, and Judge J. B. Lee appointed to sit in his stead; that on June 25, 1907, a mistrial was entered, and relator moved to fix the case for July 22d following, which motion was refused, on the ground that such fixing would interfere with other judicial work which it was incumbent on the judge ad hoe to perform; that relator applied for a mandamus to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Stewart v. ReidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State ex rel. Stewart v. ReidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State ex rel. Stewart v. ReidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State ex rel. Stewart v. ReidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State ex rel. Stewart v. ReidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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