Fontelieu v. Gates

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Manning, J.

This ease comes up on an intermediate issue presented

in a contest for a judgeship. The two parties were rival candidates for that office in the Iberia-St. Martin district. The plaintiff’s allegation is that the returning officer had fraudulently returned the defendant as elected, and after setting forth in extenso the grounds in support o1 that allegation, prays that he, the plaintiff, be adjudged to have been elected. His petition was filed May 16th., the election having been held on the 22d. of the previous month. Fontelieu had been judge…