HAMMONTREE v. PATTERSON

No. 13468.

356 So.2d 1077 (1978)

Rosa Lee Harper HAMMONTREE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dessie Lee PATTERSON, Mayor of the Village of South Mansfield, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilry Huckaby, III, Shreveport, for defendants-appellants.

Booth, Lockard, Jack, Pleasant & LeSage by Fred H. Sutherland, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before PRICE, HALL and JONES, JJ.


HALL, Judge.

The issue to be decided in this case is whether the mayor of a Lawrason Act village, after recall by election of all the aldermen of the village, has the power and authority to make appointments to fill the vacancies, or whether the governor of the state is the proper authority to make such appointments.

The three members of the Board of Aldermen of the Village of South Mansfield were recalled by election, pursuant to which the three offices were...

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