PLESSALA v. LANDRY

No. 8347.

244 So.2d 298 (1970)

Herman A. PLESSALA v. Merval J. LANDRY and St. Mary Parish Democratic Executive Committee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writs Refused October 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Rhodes, Berwick, for appellant.

Alfred S. Lippman, Lippman, Hunter & Rawls, Morgan City, Kenneth W. Ford, New Orleans, for appellees.

Before LOTTINGER, LANDRY and ELLIS, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This is an election contest suit in which the contestee, Merval J. Landry, is appealing from the judgment of the trial court declaring contestant, Herman A. Plessala, to be the Democratic nominee for the office of Member, School Board, St. Mary Parish, Ward 8, pursuant to a primary election held September 26, 1970.

The basis of plaintiff's action was, in essence, that a number of absentee ballots cast for appellant were spoiled and illegally credited...

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