Janssen v. Second Congressional District Democratic Executive Committee
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
This suit involves the right of the relator to qualify as a candidate for the Democratic nomination in a primary election for the office of member of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress from the Second Congressional District of the State of Louisiana.
In this Court appellee has filed a motion to transfer the appeal under the holding in Grace v. Boggs, 220 La. 22, 55 So.2d 768, 769. In that case this Court held: “The instant appeal, which involves solely the assertion and enforcement of a political right granted by statute, is not cognizable here under our…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grace v. BoggsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
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