Kling v. De Armand

Petitioner filed suit on Jan. 21, 1952, alleging that in the primary election held in the State of Louisiana on the 15th day of January, 1952, he was a candidate for nomination at said primary for the office of Police Juror of the 10th Ward of the Parish of Ascension, and that his sole opponent therein was Leon De Armand. He alleges that as a result of the count made by the Commissioners on election night petitioner was duly elected to said office by a majority of four votes, but thalt as a result of the recounting of the tally sheets by the “Parish Democratic Executive Committee” the…