Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Board of Commissioners of the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District v. Bergeron

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 26, 1958No. 43917PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMON, Justice.

• The issues herein present for our determination the right to title to the public offices of two of the commissioners comprising the three-man Board of Commissioners of the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. The plaintiffs-appellants are members of the newly constituted Board of Commissioners represented by James Lic-ciardi, its new President; Charles A. Leon, one of the new appointees; and Selma Picardía, the only Commissioner whose title to office is not in contest.

The defendants-appellees are Lawrence Bergeron and Edmond Collins, claimants to title to the two disputed…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Duncan N. HennenSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  2. Blake v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. Ricks v. Department of State Civil ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  4. Peck v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  5. Airey v. TugwellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. DooleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  2. Tritico v. Board of CommissionersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports1993
  4. Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports1998
  5. Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports1994

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