McDonald v. Spence

The appellants- were candidates, in a primary election, for municipal offices in the city of Pass Christian, after which they undertook to file a contest thereto under the “Corrupt Practice Act,” being section 15 of chapter 19, Laws of Mississippi Extraordinary Session of 1935. The petition for review provided by this act was filed with the circuit clerk, and was presented to the Chief Justice of this court, who appointed Hon. Ben Stevens, Chancellor of the Tenth Chancery Court District, as the judge to hear the contest. The date for the hearing was set and 'the parties appeared and presented…