TOWN OF RICHWOOD v. GOSTON

No. 13059.

340 So.2d 632 (1976)

The TOWN OF RICHWOOD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John GOSTON and Verdiacee W. Hampton Goston, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1977.

Writ Refused March 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kidd, Katz & Strickler by Paul H. Kidd, Monroe, for defendants-appellants.

Shotwell, Brown & Sperry by L. Michael Ashbrook, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BOLIN, HALL and JONES, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied January 10, 1977.

HALL, Judge.

After a hearing, the district court rendered judgment ordering the issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding defendants, the former Mayor and Chief of Police, to deliver to the elected Mayor of the town of Richwood, all books, records, papers, books of account, funds, and other effects of the town of Richwood in defendants' possession.

Defendants appealed, specifying as error (1) the overruling...

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