Legal Opinion
Arvie v. Skinner
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 1998No. 98-1769PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JiDOUCET, Chief Judge.
This election contest suit was instituted by plaintiff-appellee, Daniel Arvie, to challenge the results of the November 3, 1998, run-off election for the School Board. Defendant-appellant, Leon Skinner, garnered the majority of the votes cast in the election. After finding illegal electioneering and other irregularities in the conducting of the election, the trial court set aside and vacated the election results and ordered a new election to be held on December 5, 1998. For the reasons assigned below, we reverse.
In the election, the voting machines calculated that 719…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Huckaby v. HunterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Fanara v. CandellaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Colvin v. FRANKLIN PARISH SCHOOL BD.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
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