360 So. 2d 921 - Jory v. Arnette’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
2
states following
November 1985
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 312 So. 2d 289 - Meyer v. STATE, DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY LIC. CON., ETC. · 259 So. 2d 113 - Rich v. Martin · 318 So. 2d 130 - Mix v. Alexander
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“"In his petition, plaintiff questions defendant's eligibility as a candidate for the office of district attorney. Plaintiff thus took upon himself the burden of establishing by a reasonable preponderance of the evidence that defendant does not possess the requisite qualifications as provided in Article V, § 26 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, i. e., that he will not have been admitted to the practice of law in the State of Louisiana for at least five years prior to `his election'. Meyer v. State, Dept. of Public Safety Lic. Com., etc., 312 So.2d 289 (La.1975); Mix v. Alexander, 318 So.2d 130 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1975). "Our consideration of the stipulated facts of this case, in light of the Louisiana Election Code and the cited constitutional provision, prompts us to conclude that the plaintiff has failed to establish by a reasonable preponderance of the evidence that defendant's election to the office of district attorney will occur prior to September 24, 1978, and that the trial judge erred in so holding. "A review of the Louisiana Election Code indicates the possibility of several contingencies, anyone of which would prevent the September 16, 1978 primary election from deciding who is to serve as the district attorney of the Thirty-First Judicial District. The September 16,1978 primary election will not be decisive if the death of a candidate occurs and qualifications are reopened (LSA-R.S. 18:469), nor will the primary election be decisive if the election results in a ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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