Supreme Court of Louisiana April 15, 1850 (Borgstede v. Clarke)

The judgment of the court (Preston, J., recusing himself, having been of counsel in the case), was pronounced by

Slidell, J.

The defendant is appellant from a judgment directing a peremptory mandamus to issue, commanding him to surrender to the plaintiff the office of recorder of the parish of Jefferson, the official books, &c.

*294The material facts are as follows: Clarke was formerly recorder.