State ex rel. Guste v. Estate of Himbert

EDWARDS, Judge.

The facts involved in this case were set out in our opinion in State ex rel. Guste v. Estate of Himbert, et al., 327 So.2d 698 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1976), at page 699:

“Numa Paul Himbert was Auditor of the Louisiana Department of Highways from January 2, 1942, through February 16, 1965. It is alleged that, during the period from June 1, 1960, to March 1, 1966, he conspired with Ezekiel W. Gravo-let, Jr. and Christian Faser, Jr. to devise a scheme to defraud the State of Louisiana for private financial gain.

“Under that scheme, Mr. Gravolet, then a State Senator, entered into a…