State ex rel. Cheevers v. Duffel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Application for Writ of Prohibition. The issuance and perpetuation of the Prohibition are prayed for on the following grounds, to wit: 1st — That the late Fourth Judicial District Court was, and tho present Twenty-Second Judicial District Court is (as a tribunal and irrespective oí the Judge thereof), utterly without jurisdiction to take cognizance of and try the suit No. 2018 of the State of Louisiana ex rel. vs. John A. Cheevers, the relator and applicant herein for the…
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Application for Writ of Prohibition. The issuance and perpetuation of the Prohibition are prayed for on the following grounds, to wit: 1st — That the late Fourth Judicial District Court was, and tho present Twenty-Second Judicial District Court is (as a tribunal and irrespective oí the Judge thereof), utterly without jurisdiction to take cognizance of and try the suit No. 2018 of the State of Louisiana ex rel. vs. John A. Cheevers, the relator and applicant herein for the writ of prohibition. 2.1 — That the Honorable Henry L. Duffel, late Judge of the extinct Fourth Judicial District Court,…
1Opinion of the Court
*651The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
John A. Cheevers was a candidate at the last general election for the office of Judge of the 22d Judicial District Court in this State, and obtained a majority of the votes cast for that position. This result having been announced in the manner required by law, he was commissioned as such judge by the Governor on the 5th of January, 1880, and took the oath of office on the 26th of the same month. On the 2d of April, following, a petition was filed in the name of the State by the Attorney General and the local district attorney, before…
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