GAUDET v. DEMOCRATIC EXEC. COM. OF CITY OF GRETNA

No. 5867.

278 So.2d 556 (1973)

James K. GAUDET v. DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF the CITY OF GRETNA et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Refused May 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Grefer, Metairie (Bruce Burglass, Metairie, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Greenberg, Cohen & Dallam, Gretna (Nathan Greenberg, Gretna), for plaintiff-appellee.

Vezina, Bordelon & Carmini, Gretna, (Owen J. Bordelon, Jr., Gretna), for intervenor.

Before SAMUEL, LEMMON, GULOTTA, STOULIG, BOUTALL, SCHOTT, BAILES and FLEMING, JJ.


LEMMON, Judge.

This is an election contest.

On March 24, 1973 the Democratic Executive Committee of the City of Gretna held a primary election for municipal offices, including five positions as members of the Board of Aldermen. Since only two candidates for alderman received a majority of the votes cast in the first primary election, the Committee held a second primary election for the other three positions pursuant to R.S.18:358 A on May 5, 1973. After the...

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