Andrews v. Blackman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; G. H. Couvillon, Acting Judge. Contest by James Andrews of the nomination of Wilbur F. Blackman at the primary election for the judgeship of the Thirteenth judicial district. From a judgment for the defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
At a Democratic primary election held in the Thirteenth judicial district on September 3d of this year, plaintiff and defendant were opposing candidates for the nomination to the judgeship of the district court, and it having been made to appear, through the promulgated returns, that defendant had received a majority of the votes cast, and was therefore the nominee, plaintiff instituted this suit and contest, on the grounds (stated in substance):
That no set of returns of the election were delivered by the commissioners to the chairman of the Democratic…
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