Legal Opinion

LaCaze v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 3, 1974No. 55601PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

310 So.2d 86 (1974)

Jeffrey Dean LaCAZE

v.

Perry M. JOHNSON, Jr., Individually and as Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Parish of E. Baton Rouge, et al.

No. 55601.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 27, 1974.

Dissenting Opinion December 3, 1974.

Writ denied. There is no error in the judgment of the trial court.

DIXON and CALOGERO, JJ., dissent from the refusal to grant writs for the following reasons: 1. Circumstantial evidence proves to a high degree of certainty that LaCaze received the higher number of votes; 2. There is no precedent in Louisiana for setting aside an election…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hall v. GodchauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  2. Vidrine v. EldredSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  3. Dowling v. Orleans Parish Democratic CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  4. Hart v. PicouSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
  5. Lewis v. Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Buonanno v. DiStefanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  4. Moreau v. TonrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. Savage v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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