Legal Opinion
Dore v. Tugwell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 7, 1955No. 42426, 42427PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
The widows of two judges are seeking in these proceedings the issuance of writs of mandamus ordering the State Auditor and State Treasurer to approve their applications for, and to pay to each of them, a widow’s pension to which they assert they are entitled under, the provisions of Act 697 of 1954, R.S. 13:5.
Judge Hugo Dore died on April 28, 1953, at the age of 63. At that time, he was Senior Judge of the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, having served continuously as a member of that court since 1935. The term he was serving at the time of his death does not expire until 1962…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Webb v. Parish Council of ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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3Cited by53 opinions
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