Legal Opinion
Vinturella v. Unangst
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 13, 1983No. 83 CA 0874PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COVINGTON, Judge.
On October 18, 1983, plaintiffs, a Parish Council member and a number of registered voters, filed a petition for a declaratory judgment and injunction against the Parish President and the Parish Council of St. Tammany Parish. The suit seeks to have the election of September 11, 1982, either declared invalid because it was not timely called, or ineffective as a repeal of the St. Tammany Parish Home Rule Charter because it was only a “straw vote opinion poll” and not the ratification of an ordinance calling for repeal of the Home Rule Charter.
Trial was held on June 16, 1983, at…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Hebbler v. New Orleans Fire DepartmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. DozierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Louisiana Television Broadcasting Corp. v. TOTAL CATVLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Liller v. Louisiana Board of Alcoholic Beverage ControlLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
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3Cited by2 opinions
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