Legal Opinion
House of Representatives v. Bernard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 25, 1979No. 64346PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
373 So.2d 188 (1979)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, etc.
v.
Sherman A. BERNARD et al.
No. 64346.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 25, 1979.
John R. Martzell, Martzell & Montero, New Orleans, for defendant-applicant.
David R. Poynter, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-respondent.
BLANCHE, Justice.
This matter arises out of an adjudication of contempt by the Louisiana House of Representatives against the defendants, Sherman A. Bernard[1] and Richard C. Britson.[2]
On June 9, 1978, in response to a subpoena, Bernard and Britson appeared before the Subcommittee on Insurance Regulations of the House Commerce Committee…
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- Mataya v. Delta Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
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3Cited by2 opinions
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