Goff v. Barranco

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Goff v. Barranco, 117 So. 749 (La. 1928)
166 La. 647; 1928 La. LEXIS 1936
Overton

Goff v. Barranco

Opinion of the Court

OVERTON, J.

Plaintiff alleges that, at a meeting of the Republican State Central Committee, held on January 31, 1928, he was elected a member of that committee, from the parish of East Baton Rouge, for a term of four years; that he has duly qualified as a member of the committee, 'and is in the actual possession of the office to which he was elected. He also alleges that, notwithstanding his incumbency of the eommitteemanship from the parish of East Baton Rouge, defendant is illegally claiming to be entitled to said office, and is attempting to qxercise the duties thereof, and will continue to do so, unless restrained by a writ ■ of injunction. The prayer of the petition is that a writ of injunction issue and be perpetuated restraining defendant from attempting to exercise the duties of said office until the disputed right to the same be determined.

■ The -trial judge, after a. hearing had, disjnissed lie petition for want of jurisdiction, for the- reason that the case was a political one, not cognizable by the courts.

As stated by us in the case of William A. Dill v. J. H. Lowery, No. 29269 (La.) 117 So. 748, 1 this day decided, there are no emoluments or salary attached to the position of committeeman. The ease is such a one as was appealable to the Oourt of Appeal (Fellows v. Police Jury, 160 La. 749, 107 So. 514), and is not of such a nature, as observed in the Dill Case, as would justify us in reviewing it in the exercise of our extraordinary jurisdiction.

For these reasons, the rule that issued herein is discharged, and relator’s application is dismissed.

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Ante, i>. 645.

Reference

Full Case Name
Marion C. Goff v. B v. Barranco. in Re Marion C. Goff, Applying for Writs of Certiorari and Mandamus.
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Status
Published