Legal Opinion
State v. Terry
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 30, 1959No. 57, 1958PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, J.:
This was a petition for an original writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Board of Canvass of New Castle County to reconvene for the purpose of counting absentee ballots allegedly cast at the General Election of 1958 in five separate election districts of the Seventh Representative District. The petition was filed on the relation of the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the office of Representative in the General Assembly. The successful candidate was permitted to intervene to oppose the issuance of the writ and to file a cross-petition for mandamus to count similar votes in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. CareySupreme Court of Delaware · 1955
- State v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1942
- State Ex Rel. Mitchell v. WolcottSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
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