State ex rel. Bellamore v. Rombotis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; William Byers Sommerville, Judge. Mandamus by the state, on the relation of N. Bellamore and others, against Nicholas Rombotis and others to compel defendants, as .trustees of a certain church, to convene a meeting of the members of the church to hold an election of trustees, as provided in the corporation’s charter. The court ordered a peremptory writ, and respondents appeal. Motion to dismiss denied.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
MONROE, J.
Relators obtained judgment against defendants, as the officers and trustees of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Holy Trinity, making peremptory a writ of mandamus directing them to convene the members of the church for .the purpose of holding an election for trustees, and, defendants having appealed, relators now move to dismiss the appeal, alleging as follows, to wit:
“That respondents constitute the first board of trustees under the charter, and that their term of office expired on May 5, 1907; that they failed to hold an election as provided by the…
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