Legal Opinion
Swope v. St. Mary Parish School Board
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 19, 1970No. 50450PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMlTER, Justice.
This is a mandamus proceeding in which the relators, who are citizens and residents of St. Mary Parish, seek to compel the district court of such parish to hear and determine an injunction suit filed by them therein, although the action was ordered removed to the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, by a decree of the latter.
The facts and circumstances preceding the filing of the present petition for certiorari and mandamus are as hereinafter set forth.
On August 31, 1965 certain citizens of St. Mary Parish instituted a class action in the United States…
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- Windholz v. EverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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