CHASEZ, Judge.
Relator, Louise Cousin Pritchard, brought this action in mandamus to compel the Louisiana State Board of Health, through its president, Dr. T. N. Armistead, to correct her birth certificate, which designates her as "COLORED", to reflect that she is a member of the white race.
The defendant responded and refused to comply with the plaintiff's demand. After a trial, the Court below rendered judgment dismissing the demand of the relator and recalling...
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