Deal v. Hodge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Aetion by Charles Deal against Thomas G. Hodge. Judgment for plaintiff, and defend•ant appeals to the Court of Appeal, which ■dismissed the same, and he applies for certiorari or writ of review. Order to show ■cause.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
Plaintiff and defendant were opposing candidates for the office of councilman for the Ninth ward of the city of Shreveport at the election in November, 1908. Defendant was declared elected, and plaintiff contested the election, praying that he be decreed elected, and, in the alternative, that the election be decreed illegal and a new election ordered. The suit was brought under section 1419 of the Revised Statutes, and tried by a jury, which returned a verdict in which it declared the election null on account of irregularities and ordered a new election. A judgment was rendered by the…
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