Case Name: Roosevelt SAVAGE v. Billy EDWARDS, Mayor of the Town of Jonesville, Janet T. Payne, Clerk of Court, Parish of Catahoula, Sue D. Manning, Registrar of Voters, Parish of Catahoula, Fox McKeithen, Secretary of State, Jerry M. Fowler, Commissioner of Elections
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1998-12-18
Citations: 722 So. 2d 1004
Docket Number: No. 98-C-2929
Parties: Roosevelt SAVAGE v. Billy EDWARDS, Mayor of the Town of Jonesville, Janet T. Payne, Clerk of Court, Parish of Catahoula, Sue D. Manning, Registrar of Voters, Parish of Catahoula, Fox McKeithen, Secretary of State, Jerry M. Fowler, Commissioner of Elections.
Judges: LEMMON, J., concurs and assigns reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 722
Pages: 1004–1008

Head Matter:
Roosevelt SAVAGE v. Billy EDWARDS, Mayor of the Town of Jonesville, Janet T. Payne, Clerk of Court, Parish of Catahoula, Sue D. Manning, Registrar of Voters, Parish of Catahoula, Fox McKeithen, Secretary of State, Jerry M. Fowler, Commissioner of Elections.
No. 98-C-2929
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 18, 1998.
Edward Larvadain, for Applicant.
Peggy Dean St. John, Gold, Weems, Bruiser, Sues & Rundell, Alexandria; Sheri Marcus Morris, Celia R. Cangelosi, Baton Rouge, Carey Thompson Jones, Denham Spgs., for Respondent.

Opinion:
fcPER CURIAM.
We granted certiorari in this election contest case to review a decision of the court of appeal which reversed a trial court ruling declaring the November 3,1998 general election for mayor of the town of Jonesville, Louisiana void and ordering a new election.
After reviewing the record and considering the arguments of counsel, we conclude that the result reached by the court of appeal was correct; the number of votes proven to have been east illegally or fraudulently was not sufficient to change the result of the election. La. R.S. 18:1431-1432. In addition, we agree with the court of appeal's determination that there was insufficient evidence to support the trial court's finding of pervasive fraud in the conduct of the election. Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeal is affirmed.
LEMMON, J., concurs and assigns reasons.
JOHNSON and KNOLL, JJ., dissent and assign reasons.
Calogero, J. not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2, § 3.