Legal Opinion
Jackson v. McCullen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 2006No. 05-1132PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The Plaintiff, Robert Jackson, Sr., is a member of the Natchitoches City Council and the Defendant, Wayne McCullen, is the mayor of the City of Natchitoches. Mr. Jackson filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus seeking to cancel and rescind an Option to Purchase contract signed by Mayor McCullen on behalf of the City of Natchitoches. Following a hearing, the trial court dismissed Mr. Jackson’s petition finding no cause of action. We find the contract entered into by the Mayor was not expressly prohibited by statute or the *1238constitution and the City Council was…
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