Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Cotonio v. Louisiana Bar Ass'n

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 15, 1904No. 14,744PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Application by the state, on the relation of Theodore Cotonio, for writ of mandamus to the Louisiana Bar Association. Robert J. Maloney intervenes. From an order denying the writ, plaintiff and intervener appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

The allegations and prayer of relator’s petition are as follows, viz.:

“That he is a practicing attorney at law, and as such is eligible to membership in the Louisiana Bar Association, a corporation whose domicile is in the city of New Orleans, and of which Bernard McCloskey is president; that relator, some months ago, exact date of which relator does not now remember, made application for membership in said Louisiana Bar Association, said application being in due form, and being properly indorsed by two members of said association; that said Louisiana Bar Association refuses to act upon said…

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