BRUNET v. EVANGELINE PARISH BD., ETC.

No. 7557.

376 So.2d 633 (1979)

Elden BRUNET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EVANGELINE PARISH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS: Johnny Chapman; Hebert Fontenot, Jr., Registrar of Voters; Walter Lee, Clerk of Court, and Paul J. Hardy, Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 8, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Soileau, by Raymond J. LeJeune, Mamou, for plaintiff-appellant.

Young & Burson, by J. Nilas Young and Joseph Bradley Ortego, Eunice, Errol D. Deshotels, Oberlin, for defendants-appellees.

Before GUIDRY, CUTRER and SWIFT, JJ.


SWIFT, Judge.

This case presents an election contest under LSA-R.S. 18:1401 and 18:1451. Elden Brunet, the plaintiff-appellant, appeals from judgments sustaining exceptions of no cause of action filed by defendant-appellee, Johnny Chapman.

The plaintiff and defendant were candidates for the office of Evangeline Parish Police Juror, District Seven (7), in the October 27, 1979 election. The unofficial final tabulation of votes showed Mr. Chapman receiving 612...

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