Payne v. Gentry
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. P. Mills, Judge. Suit by W. E. Payne against Robert Gentry. Judgment for plain tiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
OVERTON, J.
This is a contested election case. At the Democratic primary held in the town of Cedar Grove, in the parish of Caddo, in February, 1921, plaintiff and defendant opposed each other for the 'nomination for the office of marshal of that town. Plaintiff received a majority of the' votes, and was declared the nominee. No. contest resulted.
On April IS, 1921, the day before the geu: eral municipal election, the mayor,, acting for himself personally and not officially, and for others, filed a petition with the town clerk nominating defendant, notwithstanding his…
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