MATASSA v. BEL

No. 46968.

164 So.2d 332 (1964)

246 La. 294

John J. MATASSA v. Clyde F. BEL, Sr., George Credo and the Times-Picayune Publishing Company.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice R. Woulfe, Richard A. Dowling, Bernard E. Burk, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

G. Wray Gill, Joseph W. Joachim, Jr., George W. Gill, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-respondents.


FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, John J. Matassa, a resident of the Sixth Ward of New Orleans and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from that ward, alleging that as a result of a conspiracy to defeat him in his bid for election to the office of Constable of the First City Court of New Orleans, the defendants, Clyde F. Bel, Sr., the incumbent constable who was seeking re-election; his campaign manager, George Credo; and the Times-Picayune Publishing...

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