Legal Opinion

Ray v. Garner

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 27, 1952No. 6 Div. 403PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*170SIMPSON, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Jefferson County, Alabama (Judges McElroy and Windham, sitting), denying appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus to require the appellee, as judge of probate of said county, to have printed on the official ballot for the coming Democratic primary elections to be held May 6 and June 3-, 1952, the voter pledge prescribed by the resolution of the State Democratic Executive Committee adopted January 26, 1952.

The pledge reads: “By casting this ballot I do pledge myself to abide by the result of this- Primary Election and to aid…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Nixon v. CondonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. State ex rel. Adair v. DrexelNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Chapman v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  5. Smith v. McQueenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Alabama Republican Party v. McGinleySupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  2. Ray v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Clark v. MeylandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
  4. Clark v. Marengo CountyDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1979
  5. Knight v. GraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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