Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Plaia v. Louisiana State Bd. of Health
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 1973No. 5269PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
275 So.2d 201 (1973)
STATE of Louisiana, ex rel. Frank PLAIA
v.
LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
No. 5269.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
March 13, 1973.
Harry A. Burglass, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellant.
James P. Screen, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.
Before SAMUEL, GULOTTA and SCHOTT, JJ.
GULOTTA, Judge.
This is a mandamus proceeding brought by relator, a parent of Elizabeth Maria Plia[1] (five years of age) to issue a birth certificate designating thereon the child to be of the white or Caucasian, race. There does not appear to be any problem or question as to race on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sunseri v. CassagneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Green v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- State v. TreadawaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Succession of MarcourSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- State ex rel. Rodi v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Plaia v. Louisiana State Board of HealthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Doe v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN RES.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985