Legal Opinion
Gallant v. LaFrance
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 1, 1966No. Appeal No. 63PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This, is an appeal from the judgment entered by a superior court justice denying and dismissing a •complaint seeking to enjoin the defendant Secretary of State from placing the name of the candidate of the Democratic party for the office of representative in congress for the first district on the primary ballot in the manner authorized by the provisions of G. L. 1956, §§17-12-5 (now §17-12-4) and 17-15-8, as amended.
The plaintiff, a declared candidate for said congressional office, bases his complaint on two contentions. They are in substance, first, that with the passage of P. L. 1966, chap.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Rice v. ElmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fahey v. DariganDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1975
- DeCesare v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
- Lee v. NielsenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Gosz v. QuattrocchiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- Cullen v. AuclairSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
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