State ex rel. Wood v. Lassiter

PONDER, Justice.

Plaintiffs seek mandamus against the District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District directing him to file a usurpation suit against the Mayor of the City of Monroe, Louisiana. The district court sustained an exception of no cause or right of action filed by the District Attorney and the plaintiffs have appealed to this Court.

The basis for jurisdiction in this Court, as set out by plaintiffs, is the emoluments of the office of Mayor which is allegedly $5,000.

Since this is a suit to compel the District Attorney to file a usurpation suit against the Mayor of the City of…