Smith v. Fitch

This is a suit involving a contest over an election for member of the Police Jury for the Parish of East Baton Rouge from .the tenth ward of said Parish, brought under the provisions of Section 27 of the Primary Election Law of the State of Louisiana, Act No. 97 of 1922, and its amendments. The election was the recent second primary election held in this State on February 20th, 1940.

The plaintiff is Philander Smith, Jr., and his opponent in said election was Remie W. Eisworth.

Smith, the plaintiff, is contesting the action of the East Baton Rouge Parish Democratic Executive Committee of date…