Calcagno v. Hassinger

SAMUEL, Judge.

This is an election contest arising out of a Democratic primary held for the purpose of selecting a nominee for the office of judge of the Traffic Court of New Orleans. Plaintiff seeks a judgment declaring defendant ineligible and decreeing plaintiff the candidate of the Democratic Party. Alternatively, he prays that the election be annulled and set aside. The facts have been stipulated by the litigants.

The contested primary election was held on July 25, 1964. Plaintiff, who received 16,875 votes, and the defendant, who received 59,370 votes, were the only candidates. The last…