JERRO v. OD'NEAL

No. 86-152.

483 So.2d 676 (1986)

Walter JERRO, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ellison J. OD'NEAL, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied February 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory N. Wampler, Colfax, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas G. Wilson, Colfax, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, STOKER and DOUCET, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

This is an election case. The plaintiff, Walter Jerro, Sr., brought this suit under LSA-R.S. 18:492(3) objecting to the candidacy of the defendant, Ellison J. Od'Neal, Jr., for the office of Mayor for the Town of Colfax, Louisiana. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant was not a qualified elector of the municipality at the time defendant filed for candidacy as required by LSA-R.S. 33:384.

After a trial on the merits, the trial court found...

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