Adkins v. Rawls

This litigation arises out of the Democratic Primary election held in Limestone ■county on July 22, 1944, and involves the purported nomination of a party candidate for the office of sheriff of that county to be placed upon the official ballot in the forthcoming general election to be held on November 7, 1944. The names of Sam Adkins, Herman Adams and Charlie Shreve were properly placed upon the official primary ballot as candidates for the nomination and the returns from such election disclosed that Adkins received 2241 votes, Adams received 1937 votes and Shreve received 1032 votes.…