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WILLIAMS v. DUNN

No. 2007 CE 0735.

960 So.2d 1018 (2007)

Guy WILLIAMS v. Frances Rita DUNN, Malise Prieto, Clerk of Court, 22 JDC, Jay Dardenne, Secretary of State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Dutel, Frederick S. Ellis, Covington, Walter J. Leger, Jr., New Orleans, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant, Guy Williams.

Charles N. Branton, Slidell, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Frances Rita Dunn.

William E. Crawford, Jr., Merietta Spencer Norton, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Jay Dardenne, in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Louisiana.

Before: CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE, DOWNING, MCDONALD, and MCCLENDON, JJ.

CARTER, C.J.

This is an election dispute. The sole issue for this court's determination is whether plaintiff's petition challenging the outcome of the election was timely filed in accordance with LSA-R.S. 18:1405 B. Finding no error in the trial court's judgments sustaining the defendants' exceptions raising the objections of prescription and dismissing plaintiff's petition with prejudice, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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