Brown v. Thurman

Brown, who is the appellant here, was a candidate in the election of August 2, 1956, for the office of School Superintendent of Clay County. On the day preceding the election, he filed the bill in the instant case for the purpose of enjoining the defendant election commissioners, who are appellees here from transmitting to the various voting precincts, and to impound, all the ballots in' their hands which were intended to be cast in this election as the votes of absentee voters. The reason assigned for the relief sought is that the chairman of the commission had fraudulently and corruptly…