Legal Opinion
Hammontree v. Patterson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 1978No. 13468PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Judge.
The issue to be decided in this case is whether the mayor of a Lawrason Act village, after recall by election of all the aider-men of the village, has the power and authority to make appointments to fill the vacancies, or whether the governor of the state is the proper authority to make such appointments.
The three members of the Board of Aldermen of the Village of South Mansfield were recalled by election, pursuant to which the three offices were declared vacant by the Governor. LSA-R.S. 42:342, et seq. The mayor, Dessie Lee Patterson, appointed Minerva Wright to one of the…
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