Reeves v. Dean
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Helena; R. S. Ellis, Judge. Primary election contest by Charles C. Reeves against John B. Dean. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff, appellant, contests the primary election held on the 25th of January, 1916, for the Democratic nomination for the office of clerk of the district court and ex officio recorder of the parish of St. Helena. He alleges in his petition that, according to the result announced and promulgated by the democratic parish executive committee, the defendant was declared nominated by a majority of only six votes; but that, if the irregularities and illegalities complained of in his petition be corrected, the result will show that he, petitioner, received a majority of all the legal votes…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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