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FONTENOT v. LEE

No. 6263.

348 So.2d 760 (1977)

Valcour FONTENOT, Plaintiff & Appellant, v. Walter LEE, Parish Custodian, Board of Supervisors, Paul J. Hardy, Secretary of State, and Larry Vidrine, Defendants & Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

August 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy O. Mitchell, III, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fusilier, Pucheau & Soileau by A. Gaynor Soileau, Ville Platte, Tommy D. Teague, Dept. of Revenue, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, WATSON and GUIDRY, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is an election suit. Plaintiff-appellant, Valcour Fontenot, and defendant-appellee, Larry Vidrine, were candidates for City Councilman of District C of the Town of Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish. The tabulations by the Board of Supervisors of Elections showed Fontenot lost 465 to 462. Fontenot timely filed a petition contesting the results alleging fraudulent and irregular conduct in the election. He also sought a recount of absentee ballots...

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