State Ex Rel. Jones v. Carradine
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
WESTERFIELD, Judge.
This is a proceeding by quo warranto questioning the right of defendants to hold the office and perforin the functions of directors of the Standard Industrial Life Insurance Company of Louisiana, Inc., a private corporation. Defendants filed an exception of no cause of action, which was sustained and the suit dismissed. From this judgment, the plaintiffs have appealed.
The right of the plaintiffs to maintain this action is questioned upon the ground that the writ of quo warranto may issue in Louisiana only to try title to an office of a public character.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Saunders v. KohnkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Grant v. ElderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1917
- Commonwealth v. DearbornMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1818
- Ramsey v. CarhartSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1871
- State ex rel. Piper v. BattSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
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