Thornhill v. Wear
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Caldwell; W. M. Wallace, Acting Judge. Action by Commodore Perry Thornhill against George Wear to contest a primary election. From a judgment for the contestee, the contestant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This suit was instituted by plaintiff in order to have annulled the action of the judicial executive committee for the district of La Salle and Caldwell in proclaiming on the 7th day of September, 1912, that defendant had received four votes majority over the plaintiff, and in declaring him the nominee. Plaintiff claims the nomination, and wishes to have his name substituted to that of defendant as the nominee to be elected on the 5th day of November, 1912.
The lower court decided on plaintiff’s petition that he received 712 legal votes and the defendant 713, a majority of 1, which was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State ex rel. Mize v. McElroySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
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