REED v. LOMBARD

No. 96-CA-2537.

698 So.2d 425 (1997)

Morris W. REED v. Edwin LOMBARD, in his Capacity as the Clerk of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Jerry Fowler, in his Capacity as Louisiana Commissioner of Elections, Fox McKeithen, in his Capacity as Secretary of State and the Orleans Parish Board of Supervisors and Harry Connick.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Wessel, Charlotte A. Lagarde, Wessel & Associates, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellant.

Edwin A. Stoutz, Jr., New Orleans, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BARRY, KLEES and JONES, JJ.


JONES, Judge.

Appellant, Harry F. Connick, the District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans appeals from a judgment of the trial court which dismissed an election suit filed by appellee, Morris Reed, but failed to grant a motion for costs, attorney fees and damages filed by appellant.

FACTS

On November 14, 1996, appellee, Morris W. Reed filed a petition contesting the legality of voting practices in the November 5, 1996 election for the position...

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