HELVERSON v. RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 7863.

391 So.2d 516 (1980)

Dewey James HELVERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAPIDES PARISH POLICE JURY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gist, Methvin, Hughes & Munsterman, John W. Munsterman, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Edwin O. Ware, Alexandria, Charles F. Wagner, Pineville, for defendant-appellee.

Gravel, Robertson & Brady, Dan E. Melichar, Alexandria, for intervenor-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and STOKER, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Dewey James Helverson, brings this mandamus suit to compel the defendants, the Sheriff of Rapides Parish, the Rapides Parish Police Jury and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Police Jury, to issue him a permit to sell beer. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's petition for the writ of mandamus. Plaintiff appeals.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether Section 4-108 of the Rapides Parish Code of Ordinances which prohibits within...

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