JOHNSTON v. MOREHOUSE PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 14569.

401 So.2d 517 (1981)

Harold L. JOHNSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOREHOUSE PARISH POLICE JURY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLeod, Verlander & Dollar by Robert P. McLeod and Johnny E. Dollar, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellant.

James E. Yeldell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Bastrop, for defendant-appellee.

Before HALL, JASPER E. JONES and FRED W. JONES, Jr., JJ.


HALL, Judge.

Plaintiff filed suit to have the local option election for Ward 2 of Morehouse Parish held on October 29, 1979, invalidated on the basis of alleged irregularities in election procedures. The four propositions permitting sale of alcoholic beverages within the ward were overwhelmingly rejected by the voters. In the trial court, plaintiff urged four irregularities as grounds to set the local option election aside. The trial court rejected plaintiff's demands...

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