DAVIS v. CARTER

No. 96-CA-1706.

677 So.2d 1147 (1996)

Lynette DAVIS, et al. v. Hon. Troy A. CARTER, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied August 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Moreau, Rowena Jones, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., New Orleans, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Lynette Davis, et al.

Greta L. Wilson, Deputy City Attorney, Deborah L. Wilson, Chief Deputy City Attorney, Avis Marie Russell, City Attorney, New Orleans, for Defendants-Appellants Troy Carter, et al.

Before BARRY, KLEES and MURRAY, JJ.


KLEES, Judge.

We granted an expedited appeal in this matter to consider whether the district court was correct in maintaining an exception of no cause of action filed by defendants, the members of the City Council of New Orleans. We hold that the exception was correctly maintained, although not for the reasons expressed by the trial judge.

The plaintiffs, registered voters domiciled in the city of New Orleans, are among 22,923 signatories to a petition which...

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