Hayes v. Thompson

Plaintiff alleges that at the April election of 1863, he was duly elected sheriff of the parish of St. Landry; that subsequently, to wit; on twenty-ninth July, 1868, he entered on the duties of his office after being duly commissioned, and after giving bond and being qualified according to law. He alleges that since then, to wit: on twelfth July, 1869, the defendant, James M. Thompson, pretending that he has been appointed and commissioned by the Governor, as sheriff of said parish, has illegally entered into and usurped the office of sheriff of the parish of St. Landry, and unlawfully…