Bussie v. McKeithen

SARTAIN, Judge.

The plaintiffs are individual taxpayers of the State of Louisiana and certain trade unions. The defendants are officials of the State of Louisiana, sued in their official capacities, and the health and hospitalization and life insurers of the employees of the state. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin the defendants from effecting a .171,4:% premium increase commencing December 1, 1971. On a rule nisi issued at plaintiffs’ instance, the trial judge for oral reasons assigned, issued a preliminary injunction as prayed for. It was stipulated between counsel for all parties that the evidence…