Mongogna v. O'Dwyer

ROGERS, Justice.

Joseph Mongogna and twelve other persons, alleging that they are residents and taxpayers of the Parish of Jefferson, presented to Honorable L. Robert Rivarde, Judge of the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, a petition seeking to enjoin and abate as a public nuisance an alleged gambling establishment known as O’Dwyer’s Club Forest. The defendants are George L. O’Dwyer and Joseph O’Dwyer, the owners and operators of the alleged gambling establishment.

Plaintiffs’ action and the relief sought by them is based on the provisions of Act No. 192 of 1920…