Case Name: Murphy TOLAR et al. v. STATE of Louisiana, Through Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1974-09-30
Citations: 300 So. 2d 497
Docket Number: No. 55312
Parties: Murphy TOLAR et al. v. STATE of Louisiana, Through Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor, et al.
Judges: SANDERS, C. J., is of the opinion that a suspensive appeal should be granted. LSA-R.S. 13:4431 is explicit on this point.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 300
Pages: 497–497

Head Matter:
Murphy TOLAR et al. v. STATE of Louisiana, Through Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor, et al.
No. 55312.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 30, 1974.

Opinion:
In re: Edwin W. Edwards, Governor, Leon H. Whitten, District Attorney, William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, et al applying for writs of certiorari, prohibition and mandamus.
Writ denied. Preferential assignment of appeal will be assured and delay avoided on appeal.
SANDERS, C. J., is of the opinion that a suspensive appeal should be granted. LSA-R.S. 13:4431 is explicit on this point.
SUMMERS, J., is of the opinion that the Court has no authority to deny a sus-pensive appeal in this case. The right is made mandatory by La.R.S. 13 :4431. See also Womack v. Louisiana Commission on Governmental Ethics, 250 La. 37, 193 So.2d 777 (1967).
MARCUS, J., is of the opinion that the writ should be granted.