GARRETT v. McGASKEY

No. 04-175.

873 So.2d 53 (2004)

Betty GARRETT v. Celeste McGASKEY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Honorable Louie Bernard, Clerk, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

Charles Raymond Whitehead, Jr., Whitehead Law Offices, Natchitoches, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Betty Garrett.

Nathaniel Williams, Esq., Williams Family Law Firm, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Celeste McGaskey.

Court composed of Judges JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and ARTHUR J. PLANCHARD, J. Pro Tem.


ARTHUR J. PLANCHARD, J. Pro Tem.

The Defendant-Appellant, Celeste McGaskey, appeals the judgment nullifying and voiding her candidacy for councilperson for district number three of the City of Natchitoches and ordering her name stricken from the list of qualified candidates for this elected office. For the reasons given herein, we reverse and set aside the judgment of the trial court and enter judgment dismissing the instant action.

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