Legal Opinion
Nevill v. Parish Democratic Executive Committee
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 28, 1927No. 11,221PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON THE MERITS
WESTERFIELD, J.
Robert W. Nevill filed written notice of his intention to become a candidate for the State Senate with the Orleans Parish Democratic Committee for the Parish of Orleans, hereinafter called the Parish Committee, on October 28th, 1927.
Four days thereafter, John F. Brennan, a candidate from the same senatorial district, filed a written protest upon the ground that Nevill’s notice of intention was filed one day too late.
On Thursday, November 3rd, 1927, the Parish Committee met and considered the *287Brennan protest together with a number of others whose candidacies had…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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