Lorio v. Sherburne
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; Calvin Kendrick Sehwing, Judge. Mandamus by Bernard Lorio to compel Henry A. Sherburne, registrar of voters, to register him as a duly qualified voter. The writ having been denied, Lorio appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Relator applied to be registered, under section 3 of article 197 of the Constitution, and section 29 of Act No. 98, p. 148, of 1908, and was denied registration because of his inability to correctly fill out the blank form of application prescribed by the constitutional and statutory law.
1-Ie says, in his testimony, that he was told that he had not filled out the blank properly, and was offered another, which he declined, as he could do no better. The blank which he used is in the transcript and speaks for itself. It is not properly filled out, in that it fails to give, in addition to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bishop v. SherburneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Ventre v. RyderDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1959
- State ex rel. Smith v. DardenneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911