State ex rel. Marrero v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Charles; Prentice E. Edrington, Judge. Action by the State, on the relation of L. H. Marrero, Jr., District Attorney of Twenty-Eighth Judicial District, against James S. Patterson, Sheriff and Tax Collector. Judgment for relator, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On the Merits.
The defendant was ordered to show that his bond was sufficient under the law, and that the sureties upon the bonds furnished both as sheriff and tax collector for the parish of St. Charles were good and solvent.
The defendant excepted as follows:(1) The district attorney was without authority to bring the proceedings.(2) The rule sets forth no cause of action.(3) Defendant was not allowed the time provided by law for answering. These exceptions were overruled.
The following opinion and judgment was handed down by the judge below:
“This is a rule taken by the district attorney to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Menge v. RightorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884