State v. Young
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Suit by the State and another against William. L. Young. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
This is a suit for possession of the office of examiner of state banks, brought under what is called the intrusion into office act. The plaintiff. R. N. Sims was appointed and commissioned by the governor, on the 6th of January, 1915, during a recess of the Senate, to succeed the defendant, whose term of office was supposed to have expired. The latter refuses to surrender the office, contending that his term has not expired, and that in any event he has the right to hold over until the appointment of his successor is confirmed by the Senate.
The plaintiffs contend that the defendant’s term…
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