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168 So. 2d 857

Black v. McIntosh

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 30, 1964

Louisiana Court of Appeal · decided 1964-10-30

Decided 1964-10-30

PER CURIAM:

¶1Plaintiff’s petition in this case prayed for the issuance of an injunction to prohibit the holding of a so-called preferential primary election which was proposed to be held in Ward 2 of West Carroll Parish on October 17, 1964. Made defendants were the members of the West Carroll Parish Democratic Executive Committee. There was judgment in favor of defendants rejecting plaintiff’s demands.

¶2Subsequent to judgment plaintiff applied to this Court for the issuance of supervisory writs and further prayed for a writ of injunction prohibiting the holding of the election.

¶3We granted writs and issued a temporary injunction and the writs were made returnable on October 29, 1964.

¶4No opposition nor pleading of any nature has been filed by defendants in suit, respondents in writ.

¶5We assume that the orders of this Court were obeyed and that the proposed election was not held on October 17, 1964. It follows that there is nothing now before the Court and the issues presented have become moot.

¶6Accordingly it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the writs issued by this court under date of October 12, 1964, be and they are hereby recalled and annulled.

¶7All costs of these proceedings are taxed against defendants in suit, respondents in writ.

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