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Madden v. Lewis

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Aug 24, 1983
436 So. 2d 761 (La. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 83CE0922.

August 15, 1983. Writ Denied August 24, 1983.

Appeal from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of East Baton Rouge; William H. Brown, Judge Presiding.

Theodore (Ted) L. Jones, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellees Roberta Margaret Madden, et al.

Chester C. Williams, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant Ken "Cousin Ken" Lewis.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS, COLE, WATKINS, SHORTESS, CARTER, SAVOIE, LANIER, CRAIN and ALFORD, JJ.


For the reasons assigned in Roberta Margaret Young Madden, individually and in her capacity as executive director of Louisiana Common Cause, and Charles A. "Sam" Jones, III, individually, and Winston J. Jackson, Jr., individually versus R.E. Edwards and James H. "Jim" Brown, in his capacity as Secretary of State, 436 So.2d 759, rendered this date, the judgment of the trial court disqualifying the candidacy of Ken "Cousin Ken" Lewis and enjoining the Honorable James H. "Jim" Brown, Secretary of State of Louisiana from placing the name of Ken "Cousin Ken" Lewis on the ballot in the October 22, 1983, gubernatorial primary election is reversed, and the suit of plaintiffs is dismissed with costs to be paid by appellees both in this court and in the trial court as it relates to this suit.

REVERSED AND RENDERED.

WATKINS, J., concurs in the result.


The same applies equally to appellant Lewis. The trial court should be affirmed as to all three appellants.


Summaries of

Madden v. Lewis

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Aug 24, 1983
436 So. 2d 761 (La. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Madden v. Lewis

Case Details

Full title:ROBERTA MARGARET YOUNG MADDEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS…

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit

Date published: Aug 24, 1983

Citations

436 So. 2d 761 (La. Ct. App. 1983)

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